Donna Goodacre Writer

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Donna, a retired high school/correctional centre/vocational school English and Foreign Languages teacher, was born in New Zealand and is of Tainui Maori descent. Her career has spanned forty years in both New Zealand and Australia.

'Finding Miriama' is her first novel, having started it in 2018 when a family member convinced her that her ancestors' story could make an interesting read. Five years of historical research later, coupled with a lot of imagination, 'Finding Miriama' became a reality.

The sequel, with the working title 'Of Greenstone and Violins', will be released in 2024.

Donna divides her time between Tauranga, her birthplace in New Zealand and her adopted home in Brisbane, Australia, where her husband, two adult children and grandson all live. In both places she can be found on a beach or somewhere small and intimate listening to live jazz.

Finding Miriama

April 2023

This debut novel is about identity, chasing dreams, and self-determination; a compelling story set against the background of the first Anglo-Afghan War and Maori-Pakeha relations in colonial New Zealand.

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