'A Distant Shore is sure to dispel a few myths and fill in some gaps for anyone interested in New Zealand history.'
(Ken Fraser in The Press, 11 November 2000. Click http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,483390a2722,FF.html for the full review).
[For an interview with the book's editor, Lyndon Fraser, click http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,483389a2722,FF.html ]
'A Distant Shore promises to show us how not all pakeha arrivals fit a single cultural mould. It keeps that promise. New Zealand's origins are multicultural and this is an excellent introduction to one of the contributing cultures.'
(Nicholas Reid in Sunday-Star-Times, 7 January 2001).
'A Distant Shore is the story of Irish migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries, based on competent and detailed family history and statistical research. It is essentially a collection of essays from Irish studies experts.'
(Graeme Hunt in National Business Review, 3 November 2000. Click here for the full review).
'[A Distant Shore] contains plenty to whet the appetite.'
(Gavin McLean in Otago Daily Times, 24 January 2001. Click here for the full review).
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