The Dark Island

The Dark Island
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Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781988545950
ISBN-13 : 1988545951
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Dark Island by : Benjamin Kingsbury

Download or read book The Dark Island written by Benjamin Kingsbury and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1906 to 1925 Quail Island, in Lyttelton Harbour, was the site of New Zealand’s leprosy colony. The colony began by accident, as it were, after the discovery of a leprosy sufferer in Christchurch. As further patients arrived from across the country, it grew into a controversial and troubled institution – an embarrassment to the Health Department, an object of pity to a few, a source of fear to many. This remarkable narrative reveals a little-known aspect of New Zealand’s past, shedding light on the treatment of some of society’s most marginal, unfortunate and isolated people. Written in lucid, compelling prose, The Dark Island heralds the arrival of a significant historical voice.


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