Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story

In this involving, compassionate memoir, Christina Thompson tells the story of her romance and eventual marriage to a Maori man, interspersing it with a narrative history of the cultural collision between Westerners and the Maoris of New Zealand. Despite their significant differences, Thompson and her husband, Seven, share a similar sense of adventure and a willingness to depart from the customs of their families and forge a life together on their own. Thompson explores cultural displacement through the ages and the fascinating history of Europeans in the South Pacific, beginning with Abel Tasman's discovery of New Zealand in 1642. Yet at its core, this is the story of two people who meet, fall in love, and are forever changed.

Author: Christina Thompson
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Published: 07/14/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781596911277
ISBN10: 1596911271
BISAC Categories:
- History | Australia & New Zealand | General

About the Author
Christina Thompson is the editor of Harvard Review. Her essays and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including American Scholar, the Journal of Pacific History, Australian Literary Studies, and in the 1999, 2000, and 2006 editions of Best Australian Essays. She lives near Boston with her family.

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