Author(s): Stephanie Johnson

NZ Fiction

In Fiji at the end of 1918 the distant Great War is drawing to a close and Spanish flu is raging. Twelve-year-old Olive McNab is sent from Suva to stay with her aunt and uncle on a plantation on Tuveuni. On this magical and mysterious island she uncovers some startling, well-kept family secrets. The death of her mother, her friendship with two independant women and a series of adventures change Olive's life forever. Romantic, funny and surprising, The Heart's Wild Surf is a bold exploration of love in a time of confustion.