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    Reef Passage
    Reef Passage
    Reef Passage
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    Reef Passage

    By Bernard Thorogood

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    A new administrator arrives at a Polynesian island in the South Pacific with the instruction to prepare the way for self-government. The traditional authority of the chiefs and the moral authority of the church are also due to face big changes. Life may look idyllic, but many of the great issues of world politicseconomic dependence, religious fanaticism, migration, great power rivalryare reflected in the little island communities.

    There is danger as a spiritual revival approaches physical violence, and a fresh young politician, George Avatea, leads the rush towards self-government. The experienced missionary and his wife find themselves out of tune with the local church, and the chief discovers that he is sidelined in the new democracy. But there is resilience in the people and strong family ties to hold them together. The administrator comes through without any bad marks but leaves behind a very personal legacy.

    This novel is set in the actual Cook Islands and other places in Polynesia, but the events and the people of the story are entirely fictional and do not represent the actual history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris AU
    Release dateAug 22, 2014
    ISBN9781499018141
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    Bernard Thorogood

    Bernard Thorogood is a retired minister in the Uniting Church in Australia. His first ministry was in the islands of Polynesia from 1953 to 1970, with emphasis on the training of pastors. From 1970 to 1980 he was General Secretary of the London Missionary Society/ Council for World Mission, and from 1980 to 1992 he served as General Secretary of the United Reformed Church in the UK. He was awarded OBE and DD (Lambeth) in 1992. He lives in a suburb of Sydney

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