What Remains Behind
What Remains Behind
- a novel by Gorothy Fowler 2009 Black Swan Book, Random House, Auckland, ISB 978 1 86979 208 4
The Blurb: Everything leaves a trace. Chloe, a contract archaeologist, is excavating the site of a religious Kaipara Harbour community, which burnt to the ground in the 1880s. As the site is uncovered, what unpalatable truths will be revealed about the events on the night of the fire? Chloe's own family has farmed this land, and she is caught in the conflict as local resistance to the excavation mounts. When Chloe digs up more than sherds of pottery, she realises that the site holds secrets that will not stay buried, and their effect on the present is devastating. Moving between a diary written in the 1880s and the current day, this compelling novel has murder, mystery, love, lust — and archaeology.
About the author: After an enormous variety of jobs, including building and boatbuilding, Dorothy Fowler returned to university to study ancient history and archaeology. Her first novel, an archaeological mystery, was written while doing the Master of Creative Writing at Auckland University. She lives on Waiheke Island and is currently working on a second Chloe Davis novel.
