Adventure and scandal in colonial Wellington, Liam Speechlay
Jerningham
Cristina Sanders
The Cuba Press
Pub. 2020
May 13, 2022
Never before had I dreamed of the history of our capital city; oh how that was a mistake! Calling fans of scandal, history, and colonial politics, Jerningham by Cristina Sanders takes you on a journey to the crossroads of our country – as Britannia tries to make its home amongst Māori – characters emerge themselves in scandal spicing up the formation of the colony.
Arthur Lugg finds himself on the other side of the world at an outpost, starting a new life in the latest colony of the New Zealand Company – the Wakefield’s big, ambitious venture to bring affordable upper-class living to the masses. Read more