From the Ashes by Deborah Challinor

Three families, one decade of change in Auckland.

Very Good Condition – Light shelf wear with minor page edge marks and gentle cover wear. Binding is firm and overall presents very well.

Book one in The Restless Years series from New Zealand's number-one bestselling historical fiction author. It's 1950s Auckland, and things are changing fast — women are joining the workforce, whitegoods are becoming commonplace, and the age of rock 'n' roll has arrived. Allie Manaia works the make-up counter at Smith and Caughey's, still haunted by nightmares two years after the department store fire that claimed the lives of several of her friends. Her wealthy, lonely customer Kathleen Lawson takes a shine to her — until she learns Allie's husband, Sonny, is Māori, and her attitude shifts in troubling ways. Meanwhile, Sonny's free-spirited sister Polly is living life on her own terms, leaving her young daughter in her mother's care. As each woman navigates the shifting social landscape of the decade, freedom brings both joy and hard choices. Told with Deborah Challinor's trademark warmth and humour, this is a richly detailed story of family, friendship and resilience set against a vividly recreated 1950s New Zealand.