ABOUT
THE BOOK

Three Brothers, a war and secrets

Pita – Little Father, Big Brother – stays at home to look after his family as he’s done since he was a small boy. There’s Jess and Ani Rose to keep him there, but he decides he has to go to war.

Rangi – chatterer, mischievous – is the first to go to war. He has loads of mates and is one of the bravest fighters in the Maori Battalion. He’s the go-between for Pita and Tu.

Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu – Tuboy, Tu Bear – is the family’s hope for the future. First chance he gets he becomes a soldier, and finds there’s no place he’d rather be than with his battalion.

Some years later, a niece and nephew come looking for answers.

It is time for revelations.