The Disenchanted Soldier

From soldier to pacifist In 1863, young Daniel Adin, a trained soldier, embarks on an adventure of a lifetime. In pursuit of a new life and land to farm, he travels to New Zealand to fight an unknown enemy – the fearless Māori. A hundred and thirty years later, surrounding by the large family he left behind, Libby is fascinated by the stories of Daniel who looks down at her from the aged black-and-white photos on the walls. She wants to know more, to know what he was really like. Daniel’s story was so much more than she expected. Delve into the riveting experiences of a young British soldier in war-torn New Zealand in the 1860s. Daniel, as patriarch and father of World War One conscientious objectors, faces natural disasters, endures family tragedies and witnesses the birth of a nation. Inspired by a true love story. Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it — Napoleon Bonaparte I loved this book and so will you if you like historical fiction and family sagas set somewhere you likely know little about. This is beautifully and sensitively written. The characters are terrific. The fascinating part to me was how Vicky was able to take us on the family’s journey in a thoughtful and non-judgmental way.- 5-star Amazon review AM Publishing New Zealand Goodreads reviews for Daniel The Disenchanted Soldier Print copies are also available from Writer’s Plot Reader’s Read bookstore, 893 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt.  Phone: 04 528 4549 New Zealand readers: To request a personally autographed print book, please contact me. First Published in 2011 as ‘Daniel’ by AM Publishing NZ Save Save Save Save Save Save