Description
Set in colonial Samoa in the 1880s, this sweeping epic follows a gifted family as their lives are reshaped by the collision of old beliefs and the encroaching modern, secular world. As change ripples through the islands, they must navigate intimate loyalties and cultural upheaval—while being drawn into the orbit of extraordinary outsiders, from a celebrated English writer to an American visitor whose presence alters everything. Spanning continents and decades, the story stretches from Samoa to Europe, America, and New Zealand, moving from the turn of the nineteenth century toward the upheavals of the First World War. With Albert Wendt’s distinctive, lyrical storytelling, the novel explores identity, colonial power, cultural memory, and the enduring tension between tradition and transformation.
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paperback
Vintage
Published Jan 1, 2003
463 pages
ISBN: 1869415809
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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