Of Greenstone and Violins
Donna Goodacre
In the shadows of London's Highgate Cemetery, Ngaroma stands before her great-great-grandfather's crypt, unknowingly about to unravel a tale that spans two centuries and two hemispheres. Victorian New Zealand sets the stage for an extraordinary story of two brothers bound by blood but divided by empire. Hōhepa, born to a British captain and a Māori mother, navigates a precarious path between two worlds during a time of mounting colonial tensions. Meanwhile, in England, his half-brother Colin, a gifted landscape painter, confronts the suffocating constraints of Victorian society as he struggles to live authentically in a world that denies his true nature and desires. Their unlikely bond challenges the rigid social boundaries of their era, proving that the heart knows no borders. Now, in 2010, Ngaroma's discovery in that London cemetery will bridge the generations, revealing how love, sacrifice, and forgiveness shaped her family's legacy across oceans and decades. Based on the author's own family history, this richly woven narrative continues the story begun in 'Finding Miriama', exploring how the choices of our ancestors echo through time.
Duration - 9h 35m.
Author - Donna Goodacre.
Narrator - Arlo Gibson.
Published Date - Sunday, 11 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2025 Donna Goodacre ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
In the shadows of London's Highgate Cemetery, Ngaroma stands before her great-great-grandfather's crypt, unknowingly about to unravel a tale that spans two centuries and two hemispheres. Victorian New Zealand sets the stage for an extraordinary story of two brothers bound by blood but divided by empire. Hōhepa, born to a British captain and a Māori mother, navigates a precarious path between two worlds during a time of mounting colonial tensions. Meanwhile, in England, his half-brother Colin, a gifted landscape painter, confronts the suffocating constraints of Victorian society as he struggles to live authentically in a world that denies his true nature and desires. Their unlikely bond challenges the rigid social boundaries of their era, proving that the heart knows no borders. Now, in 2010, Ngaroma's discovery in that London cemetery will bridge the generations, revealing how love, sacrifice, and forgiveness shaped her family's legacy across oceans and decades. Based on the author's own family history, this richly woven narrative continues the story begun in 'Finding Miriama', exploring how the choices of our ancestors echo through time. Duration - 9h 35m. Author - Donna Goodacre. Narrator - Arlo Gibson. Published Date - Sunday, 11 January 2026. Copyright - © 2025 Donna Goodacre ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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History note
Duration:00:00:55
Part 1 chapter 1
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Chapter 2
Duration:00:04:16
Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 5
Duration:00:12:13
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:05
Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:00
Chapter 8
Duration:00:08:15
Chapter 9
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 11
Duration:00:05:36
Chapter 12
Duration:00:06:08
Chapter 13
Duration:00:09:06
Chapter 14
Duration:00:10:29
Chapter 15
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 16
Duration:00:09:07
Chapter 17
Duration:00:07:21
Chapter 18
Duration:00:08:38
Chapter 19
Duration:00:06:47
Chapter 20
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter 21
Duration:00:06:04
Part 2 chapter 22
Duration:00:14:51
Chapter 23
Duration:00:09:17
Chapter 24
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 25
Duration:00:14:40
Chapter 26
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 27
Duration:00:14:16
Chapter 28
Duration:00:11:00
Chapter 29
Duration:00:07:31
Chapter 30
Duration:00:25:09
Chapter 31
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 32
Duration:00:05:42
Chapter 33
Duration:00:08:57
Chapter 34
Duration:00:10:13
Chapter 35
Duration:00:12:22
Chapter 36
Duration:00:14:24
Part 3 chapter 37
Duration:00:06:27
Chapter 38
Duration:00:07:16
Chapter 39
Duration:00:15:31
Chapter 40
Duration:00:13:37
Chapter 41
Duration:00:08:21
Chapter 42
Duration:00:10:28
Chapter 43
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 44
Duration:00:09:42
Chapter 45
Duration:00:09:23
Chapter 46
Duration:00:08:47
Chapter 47
Duration:00:09:34
Chapter 48
Duration:00:10:38
Chapter 49
Duration:00:13:25
Chapter 50
Duration:00:11:26
Chapter 51
Duration:00:09:57
Chapter 52
Duration:00:13:57
Chapter 53
Duration:00:15:12
Chapter 54
Duration:00:10:33
Chapter 55
Duration:00:05:43
Chapter 56
Duration:00:06:19
Chapter 57
Duration:00:07:12
Chapter 58
Duration:00:16:59
Chapter 59
Duration:00:12:36
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:33