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- The Plumb trilogy is a series of three novels written by New Zealand author Maurice Gee: Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivor (1983).
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Gee’s best-known work is his Plumb trilogy, which examines the lives of three generations of a New Zealand family. The first book, Plumb (1978), covers the period from the 1890s through 1949; it is based on the career of Gee’s grandfather, a Presbyterian minister who was tried for heresy by his church and jailed for sedition by the
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In order to improve his income, Gee began working in television writing, including writing for 11 episodes of soap opera Close to Home and episodes of police drama Mortimer's Patch. [21][30] Two of his children's books, The Fire-Raiser (1986) and The Champion (1989) originated as television projects. [30]
A complete list of all Maurice Gee's books & series in order (29 books) (1 series). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.
Maurice Gee has 51 books on Goodreads with 15654 ratings. Maurice Gee’s most popular book is Under the Mountain.
The Plumb trilogy is a series of three novels written by New Zealand author Maurice Gee: Plumb (1978), [1] Meg (1981), [2] and Sole Survivor (1983). [3]
This acknowledged his growing literary status. Ever since university he had been writing. Short stories were published in Landfall in 1955 (‘The Widow’), 1957 (‘A Sleeping Face’) and 1960 (‘The Losers’), and in *Mate in 1960 (‘Schooldays’).
August 22, 1931. Genre. Fiction, Children's. edit data. One of New Zealand’s most distinguished novelists, born in Whakatane, passed much of his childhood in the country town of Henderson (now contained by Auckland’s urban sprawl), and this background plays a major role in his fiction.
