Author

Publication

2003 - Vintage, Auckland, N.Z

Language

English

Word Count

115,750 words, Guess

Page Count

463 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing451363

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR9665.9.W46 M36 2003

Description

Life in colonial Samoa in the 1880s is a time of change, as old structures and beliefs conflict with the modern, secular world. We follow Peleiupe, the daughter of a high-born and respected pastor, as she grows from girl into woman, from woman to matriarch.

Subjects

Topics

WomenFictionSamoa -- FictionWomen in fictionSamoa in fictionFathers and daughtersWomen -- Samoa -- Fiction

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Genres

  • Fiction.

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