Catching the Current

Author(s): Jenny Pattrick

General Fiction

On the run from an unfortunate 'indiscretion', young Conrad Rasmussen finds refuge in the North Island of New Zealand under the employ of the famous (or notorious) Dane, Bishop Monrad. However Conrad - a talented and impetuous Faroeman, known in Jenny Pattrick's Denniston novels as Con the Brake - finds he cannot escape his past. This is Conrad's story, and that of the unusual woman Anahuia. It is a tale of new lands and old songs, of seafaring and war and the search for love. It is also the story of the Faroe Islands and of Denmark's early connection with New Zealand. In CATCHING THE CURRENT the free spirit is pitted against the forces of tradition. Full of compelling events, vivid communities and the irresistible character of Conrad Rasmussen, this is a terrific companion novel to the bestselling THE DENNISTON ROSE and THE HEART OF COAL.


Product Information

Jenny Pattrick is a best-selling author and is also known as a jeweller. Her jewellery has been selected for exhibitions of New Zealand work toured internationally. She has been President of the Crafts Council of New Zealand, chaired the Boards of Creative New Zealand, the New Zealand Drama School and the NZ School of Dance, and for the last four International Festivals in Wellington has chaired the Writers and Readers Festival Committee. She has had short stories and two dramatised series broadcast on National Radio.

General Fields

  • : 9781869417253
  • : Random House New Zealand
  • : Random House New Zealand
  • : May 2005
  • : 198mm X 128mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jenny Pattrick
  • : Paperback
  • : 400