TY - BOOK AU - Johnston, Phyllis, TI - The fortunate ones SN - 9780473453152 PY - 2018///. CY - [New Zealand] : PB - The Phyllis Webby Trust, KW - Tarrant family KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - New Zealand KW - King Country KW - Fiction KW - Pioneers KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Children's stories, New Zealand N1 - "The fifth and final book in the May series"--Cover N2 - "The Fortunate Ones is the fifth and final book in the 'May' series and gives a vivid picture of the life and adventures of a New Zealand farming family during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. May and her husband start married life on their bush farm in the King Country and then purchase a dairy farm in the Waikato. Times are hard and the family have to move on to a sharemilking position. The stories of this growing family going out to make their own way in the world makes captivating reading. As World War II ends and the family anticipate their men's return, the future is brightening. May and her family all agree they are indeed, The Fortunate Ones."--Publisher description ER -