Description
A haunting hybrid novel of fable, memory, and song, this story begins with a granddaughter writing again and again to her grandmother—reintroducing herself to a land that feels both familiar and newly claimed. Across reimagined coastlines where Aotearoa New Zealand and Vancouver Island appear side by side, Indigenous women and their families confront estrangement, inheritance, and the lingering presence of colonial arrival through chapters that move like poems and autobiographical fragments. From museum-guarded cultural objects to a woman uncovering her own grave, the book traces alternate post-colonial realities as sisters and cousins reckon with ghosts of the past and the truths they carry. At its heart is a testament to resilience and relational healing, exploring womanhood, intergenerational memory, and the possibility of understanding and forgiveness when two Indigenous worlds must meet. Written with lyrical inventiveness and deep cultural imagination, it invites readers into a longing for home—one that returns to land and sea with honesty, courage, and song.
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paperback
House of Anansi
Published Apr 11, 2023
156 pages
ISBN: 9781487011703
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.