The following books proved very helpful to me during the writing of this novel. Island of Secrets: Matiu/Somes in Wellington Harbour, David McGill;  The Penguin History of New Zealand, Michael King; Rescue at Sea, Maritime Interceptions and Stowaways, UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Stowaways by Sea: Illegal Immigrants/Refugees/Asylum Seekers, B. A. H. Porritt; A Century of Style: Great Ships of the Union Line 1875–1976, N. H. Brewer; Dark Sun: Te Rapunga and the Quest of George Dibbern, Erika Grundmann; Na Kua‘aina: Living  Hawaiian Culture, Davianna Pomaika‘i McGregor; Pearl Harbour: An Eye-witness Account, Blake Clark; Tokyo: The City at the End of the World, Peter Popham; Tokyo, James Kirkup; A Guide to Tokyo and Environs, Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha; Japanese Gardens in a Weekend, Robert Ketchell; The Art of Japanese Gardens, Herb Gustafson; Creating a Japanese Garden, Peter Chan.

Thanks to Debra Millar and the team at Penguin, including Tessa King, Harriet Allan and Megan van Staden. Thank you also to editor John Huria and cover designer Keely O’Shannessy.

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