THE CAPTIVE WIFE

This classic has been released in the Popular Penguin format to mark 50 years of publishing in New Zealand. The format reaches further back to 1935, when Allen Lane founded Penguin Books with a clear vision: ‘We believed in the existence of a vast reading public for intelligent books at a low price, and staked everything on it.’

Based on real events, this prize-winning novel is the compelling story of a marriage, of love and duty, and the quest for freedom in a pioneering age. When Betty Guard steps ashore in Sydney, in 1834, she meets with a heroine’s welcome. Her survival during a four-month kidnapping ordeal amongst Taranaki Māori is hailed as nothing short of a miracle. But questions about what really happened slowly surface . . .

ISBN: 9781776950706
Imprint: Penguin
Publication Date: 1 August 2023
Dimensions: 112mm x 181mm
Weight: 200g
No. Of Pages: 368