Description
In this early novel, Ripeka leaves the rhythms of her extended Māori family and traditional life to marry Graeme, a Pākehā schoolteacher, stepping into a world shaped by different customs, expectations, and silences. As love and commitment are tested by distance—between town and country, home and “away”—the story traces how identity is negotiated in everyday moments rather than grand declarations. With Grace’s lyrical, precise language and deep attention to place, *Mutuwhenua: The Moon Sleeps* explores belonging, cultural encounter, and the quiet costs of assimilation. At once intimate and socially resonant, it captures the complex interweaving of Māori and Pākehā lives in Aotearoa, where family, land, and memory continue to hold power even as new relationships begin.
Available Editions
paperback
Womens Pr Ltd
Published Jan 1, 2000
160 pages
ISBN: 9780704349117
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First Published
1978
Language
eng
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