Roly Andrews

The cry of the Kuaka Roly Andrews

In a modern world where blood and boundary no longer define identity, how do you find belonging and self? The Kuaka is a special bird, a bird without boundary or home. Migrating vast distances between Berengia and New Zealand via Asia. The cry of the Kuaka is an epic tale of three generations of Korean women struggling to find peace, love and identity. Life has always been hard for Korean women with ancient Confucian values and customs dictating their role in society. Battling against war and discrimination, the three women must overcome incredible adversity to find happiness and, ultimately, their place in the modern world. The story follows these extraordinary women's lives and the men who touch their hearts, two of them New Zealanders. The first, a Japanese Prisoner of War: the second, a rugged hunter. A man still coming to terms with his own identity. From rural Korea to the brothels and P. O. W. camps of Yokohama, to the United States and the Southern Alps of NZ; then ultimately climaxing at Cape Reinga, The cry of the Kuaka is a story of endurance, honour and shame. Set against the Japanese annexation of Korea, WW2 and the Korean War, it is a story of the modern world: a world without boundary, a world where culture and identity confuse and collide.