Since she watched her village burn to the ground, Mere's life has been anything but dull. Now as an older woman she has come to stay with Helene and James to finish writing her life story - a tale of injustice, revenge and<br/>reconciliation.<br/><br/>But Helene and James have their own problems. After five years together, their marriage has become dull, predictable, boring … and it starts to unravel. <br/><br/>Weaving fiction with the traumatic history of the Ngati Whatua tribe of Auckland, The Pounamu Prophecy sweeps from the sultry heat of Australia to the verdant shores of New Zealand.