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Two women, two centuries, one unbreakable story of survival.
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The Other Catherine
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304 pages
- Release Date
21 April 2026
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Summary
Two worlds, two women, one story …
In 1793, eighteen-year-old Catherine is sentenced to transportation on the Tempest, a convict ship bound for New South Wales. Trapped below deck with scores of women, she endures storms, brutality and loss, while dreaming of freedom on the shores of a country far from home.
A century later in Aotearoa, Maori matriarch Keita stands amid the ruins of her whanau and the encroaching world of settlers, whalers and empire. Disturbed by the long rea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776951253 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1776951255 |
| Author: | Lauren Keenan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 154mm x 233mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
154 × 233 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Lauren Keenan
Lauren Keenan (Te Ati Awa ki Taranaki) is a writer of creative non-fiction, novels, short stories, and popular psychology.
- Winner at the 2017 Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers.
- Finalist in the 2019 Pikihuia Awards.
- Participant in the Te Papa Tupu mentoring program.
- Short stories published in Huia Short Stories collections (2015, 2017, 2019).
- Author of The 52 Week Project: How I Fixed My Life by Trying a New Thing Every Week for a Year (2020).
- Author of the children’s novel Amorangi and Millie’s Trip Through Time (2022), which was:
- A finalist in the 2022 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- Longlisted in the ARA Historical Novel Prize.
- Winner of the 2023 Book Lovers Award.
- Author of the debut historical fiction novel The Space Between (2024), a national bestseller set during the New Zealand Wars.
- Holds a Master of Arts in Taranaki Māori History.
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