Frangipani (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) - Softcover

Vaite, Celestine Hitiura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597221775 ISBN 13: 9781597221771

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2006

Synopsis

This work talks about love, life, families...Tahitian style! Materena Mahi, champion professional cleaner and best listener in all of Tahiti, is usually the one solving the problems. But right now she's that close from throwing her daughter Leilani into the street. 'It doesn't matter what I do,' she confides to Mama Teta, to Cousin Rita, to Mama Loana and to the Virgin Mary Understanding Woman, 'it's always the wrong thing. I'm going taravana!' And if that wasn't enough there's a boy on the horizon. Or so the relatives are saying. When everything around her is changing, and the traditional Tahitian rules no longer seem to be enough, Materena realises it's going to take more than the Welcome into Womanhood talk to deal with the next generation of Mahi women... (Large Print Edition)

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Review:

A feast - bursting with vitality and charm' Sydney Morning Herald 'A fond evocation of Tahitian life. Viate now lives far from her homeland - but with style she conjures up more than a taste of her island upbringing' Vogue Australia '[Frangipani] celebrates the vibrant fullness and humour of daily life in Tahiti and reflects her tremendous respect for the local women...a funny, heartfelt portrait of a mother-daughter relationship' Marie Claire

From the Publisher:

In Tahiti, some mothers say that daughters are a curse. Others say they are a blessing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1597221775
• ISBN 13: 9781597221771
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432