Meeting the Auckland Polish Association
While attending the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, Gay and I travelled to Poland. I had already begun writing an early draft and this visit gave me an excellent opportunity to absorb more of what I eventually brought into this story. This is a New Zealand/Polish story. Members of the […]
A Bridge Over: The Story of John Masters
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Mud Beneath My Boots
[av_heading tag=’h2′ padding=’10’ heading=’Mud Beneath My Boots – The effects of War on a Young New Zealand Soldier’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote’ custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=’subheading_below’ subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=”] A poignant memoir of the effects of World War on a young New Zealander. Fit to rank alongside […]
The Witzke Woman
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Where to Buy My Books
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Contact
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Books
[av_heading heading=’Books by Allan Marriott’ tag=’h2′ color=” custom_font=” style=’blockquote modern-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’20’][/av_heading] [av_textblock ] My latest book is The Witzke Woman but I’ve written several others. Mud beneath my boots and The John Masters Story received plenty of attention in New Zealand. I’ve included reviews and will be adding more content here and […]
Allan Marriott – Author
Allan’s family are very sad to be letting you, his readers, know that their much admired and cherished husband, brother, uncle, great uncle, cousin and good friend died in Auckland on Christmas Day 2016 as a result of a brain tumour. He died gently in the arms of Gay, his deeply loved wife and life’s […]