false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174952186m/460635.jpg 460635 12 Integrating both Maori myth and New Zealand reality, The Bone People became the most successful novel in New Zealand publishing history when it appeared in 1984. Set on the South Island beaches of New Zealand, a harsh environment, the novel chronicles the complicated relationships between three emotional outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage. Kerewin Holmes is a painter and a loner, convinced that "to care for anything is to invite disaster." Her isolation is disrupted one day when a six-year-old mute boy, Simon, breaks into her house. The sole survivor of a mysterious shipwreck, Simon has been adopted by a widower Maori factory worker, Joe Gillayley, who is both tender and horribly brutal toward the boy. Through shifting points of view, the novel reveals each character's thoughts and feelings as they struggle with the desire to connect and the fear of attachment. <br><br>Compared to the works of James Joyce in its use of indigenous language and portrayal of consciousness, The Bone People captures the soul of New Zealand. After twenty years, it continues to astonish and enrich readers around the world. 1294681 book 1984 The Bone People total:2534|5:1180|4:769|3:390|2:129|1:66| 2534 10470 3679 406 5 6 false false Thu Sep 06 07:36:09 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 07:36:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu Jul 26 12:59:45 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 12:59:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 4 false false Mon Jun 11 19:15:17 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 19:47:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sun Jul 22 20:10:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 10:25:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jun 06 21:39:49 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 22:03:39 -0700 2007 The book centers around three main characters, but their relationship with one another is best left up to the reader to determine as the story unfolds.
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"What the hell is dignity good for? Keeping your nose high and your backbone stiff?"

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