Once Were Warriors (Once were warriors trilogy #1)
Author: Alan Duff
Desc: This hard-hitting novel is frank and uncompromising in its portrayal of Maoris n New Zealand society. The driving force of writing carries the reader into a world of frustration resentment and waste. It is a raw powerful story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new alternative. First part of what would later become the Once Were Warriors trilogy.