July's read is Jenny Pattrick's 'The Denniston Rose'

We're off to the wilds of early settlement on the inhospitable coal fields of Denniston on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This novel follows the slow painful development of community in this pioneer settlement.

 

 

To find a few images to set the scene pop onto Google Images and type in 'Denniston'. I tried to upload a couple of them for you but computer is not playing the game - it didn't say 'No' exactly, it just ignored my instruction! There are archive photos of the incline and the break head which are really illuminating. I'd certainly prettied things up in my imagination so it was a good reality check.

 

Here is a brief precise of the book from Random House.

 

Certainly a book that needs to be read with a hot chocolate or a mulled wine.

 

Looking forward to hearing about your experience of this popular New Zealand novel.