Author:
Paul W. Feenstra is a historical fiction novelist. Meticulously researched and detailed, his character driven novels create a dramatic window into our chronicled and complex past. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1959, to Dutch immigrants, Paul still commutes to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a multiple ‘Emmy’ nominated entertainment industry professional.

Will justice prevail over greed and ruthless ambition?

July 1839, without the permission of the English Government, the New Zealand Company ship, Tory, quietly departed England, anxious to reach New Zealand with the utmost speed. Expedition leader, Colonel William Wakefield’s objective is clear –  acquire millions of acres of valuable land from the natives at the lowest possible price.

On board the Tory, Andrew and Eleanor Stewart, young Scottish emigrants indentured to the New Zealand Company, are excited at the prospect of beginning a new life in a perfect town called Britannia. It’s the Utopia the company promised. 

Boundary highlights adversity as settlers struggle to survive the hardships of a new colony. Where mounting claims of illegally obtained lands and deception force local Maori chiefs to resist. How much more can they endure before they finally take action and revolt? 

Caught between the loyalty to their employer, and helping Maori, Andrew and Eleanor encounter schemers and murderers as they challenge the powerful New Zealand Company and the men who govern. Meticulously researched, Boundary is a story of greed and injustice, and draws attention to an often-misunderstood dark passage in New Zealand’s early colonial history.

Boundary

The Featherston's house was considerably closer to the cemetery than their own home and Eleanor and Andrew had spent a restless night as their guests, listening to Isaac and Bethia's tearful arguments. As Isaac faced the harsh realities of his decision at the cemetery, Eleanor was consoling his distraught wife. As the dawn's first rays began to lighten the room, Bethia sobbed, fearful she'd never see her husband alive again.


"I told him his temper would get the better of him one day," said Bethia between sobs. "He insisted that because he was morally right, then it was perfectly acceptable to write about it."


"Maybe one of them has changed his mind and Isaac and Andy will come striding in through the door without a care in the world laughing about it." Eleanor offered with some hope. 


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