Donna Goodacre | Historical Fiction Author | Finding Miriama

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Historical Fiction Author

Donna Goodacre

Historical Fiction Author

I am Donna, a retired English and Foreign Languages teacher. My career has spanned forty years in both New Zealand and Australia. 'Finding Miriama' is my first novel, having started it in 2018 and the sequel 'Of Greenstone and Violins', will be released in 2025.

Finding Miriama

Explore the powerful journey of identity and dreams in Donna Goodacre's debut novel, Finding Miriama. Set against the backdrop of Afghanistan's war and the historical tensions of Māori-Pakeha relations in colonial New Zealand, this captivating tale of self-determination will leave you inspired.

Finding Miriama as featured on Brilliant!

Finding Miriama Audio Book | Historical Ficton Book written by Donna Goodacre

My Stories

This is about my journey, encounters, inspirations and writing

'The Time Has Come'

'The Time Has Come'

the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing-wax, and greenstone and violins. With apologies to Lewis Carroll....

Off to the editor!

Off to the editor!

I'm horrified that it has been nearly 2 months since my last update. So much for my promise to post every 4 weeks. My only excuse is that...

Relatable Media

Relatable Media

https://www.relatable-media.com/post/interview-with-donna-goodacre This blog post is a little different in that it has a link to an...

Busy As

Busy As

Donna Goodacre - an update; Refreshing my website with Vermilion Pinstripes, Finding Miriama now on Etsy; Finalising it as an audio book.

May Update

May Update

May has been a busy month, but then that's normal these days. There have been a few social events as well as writing things, so no time...

Ages of Pages

Ages of Pages

I've just attended my first book signing event, in Hamilton New Zealand. It was called 'Ages of Pages' and there were between 70-80...

Hawkes Bay Getaway

Hawkes Bay Getaway

I'm getting close to finishing the first draft of the sequel, at this stage called Of Greenstone and Violins. What do you think of the cover

Preview

Preview

Here's a sneak preview of Chapter 2 of my new novel. Sarah Gwynne ran the Hamilton Hotel single-handed after the unexpected death of her hus

Back in NZ

Back in NZ

I really must write more often - I used to say that when we had letters and stamps. It never happened then, and I’m not much better now. ...

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