{"product_id":"journeys-john-carstensen-9781764562096","title":"Journeys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.\" I Corinthians 13: 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Finbar Kelly enlists in the British Imperial Army and makes the journey from his home in Ireland to New Zealand in 1863. He's embarking on a bold new life-serve his term, earn a land grant and build a future on his own farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the dream soon turns to a nightmare. The Army's first action is to put down the rebellion of the natives, who are threatening to attack Auckland-so they are told. The enemy, the Māori are not the primitive savages they are expecting, and the conflict is not as they were led to believe. The more Kelly learns of the political intrigue, the more disillusioned he becomes with the injustice, the betrayals of the Treaty, and the atrocities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deepening connection with a Māori family forces him to confront his own conscience, leading him toward a painful reckoning and, ultimately, a transformative spiritual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand's dark past of colonisation, warfare and betrayal may make for uncomfortable reading. But Kelly's journey of redemption and faith shines as a beacon of light against that darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Carstensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764562097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764562096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ark House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"John Carstensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801599914239,"sku":"9781764562096","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journeys-john-carstensen-9781764562096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}