Redeeming Brother Murrihy: The River to Hiruharama

by Antony Millen

Overview

Conrad Murrihy loves his family and his home in Nova Scotia, Canada. Tensions rise during his mother's prolonged illness until she expresses her final wish: to see her eldest son, Francis, who has not made contact from New Zealand for over two years. Conrad reluctantly leaves his homeland in a desperate race to find his brother and return home to his dying mother. Francis Murrihy seems just as determined to avoid detection. As Conrad's search leads him deeper into the heart of New Zealand, he discovers his brother has been living multiple lives as a Catholic religious, a spoken-word poet, a suspected criminal, and a new kind of prophet for local Maori. Conrad's encounters with the people, places, and spirits of New Zealand force him to confront issues in his own life in this story of family, reconciliation, and redemption. Redeeming Brother Murrihy explores the complex spiritual fabric of New Zealand while still telling the simple story of a man trying to mend his family. "A highly successful first novel ... a quest for self-discovery and redemption written by someone who has a deep understanding of what stirs the spirit." - Christodoulos Moisa, The River City Press

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780473387570
Publisher:	Maple Koru Publishing
Publication date:	02/22/2017
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Antony Millen is a Canadian living and writing in New Zealand.

Originally from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to New Zealand with his wife and two children in 1997. He has lived in Taumarunui since then, working at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School and, more recently, as the head of the English department at Taumarunui High School.

During his early years in New Zealand, he wrote sporadically, but with a dream to write novels as a major part of his life-style if not as a career. In 2013, he launched his first novel, "Redeeming Brother Murrihy". Rather than satisfying his urge to write, releasing the book only made him hungrier to pursue his dream more enthusiastically. His second novel is "Te Kauhanga: A Tale of Space(s)", released in June 2014.

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