Journeys

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." I Corinthians 13: 6

Young Finbar Kelly enlists in the British Imperial Army and makes the journey from his home in Ireland to New Zealand in 1863. He's embarking on a bold new life-serve his term, earn a land grant and build a future on his own farm.

But the dream soon turns to a nightmare. The Army's first action is to put down the rebellion of the natives, who are threatening to attack Auckland-so they are told. The enemy, the Māo...