Sea Change - Jenny Patrick

A tsunami has devastated a small Kapiti Coast community. The government mandates managed retreat – a decision manipulated by Adrian Stokes, a powerful businessman with an agenda of his own.

A resourceful and colourful collection of villagers defy the order to retreat. They persuade reclusive Lorna, blind Toddy and young, traumatised Eru to join them as their properties are key to Stokes’s plans.

It soon becomes apparent that to survive they must work together. Close bonds are formed, and problems are solved in surprising ways. Stokes tries repeatedly to uproot the determined community, but it seems he has underestimated their resilience and adaptability.

This riveting and charming story of survival by award-winning author Jenny Pattrick celebrates tenacity, self-sufficiency, and a fierce love of home, even against dire odds.

Bateman Books, 2025. Trade paperback, 272 pages.

ISBN: 9781776891344

Condition: new paperback. There is a very small nick at the top of the rear cover - price discounted accordingly - see the final photo.