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Beats Of The Pa'u
Paperback Edition: 1
And in the night time we will dance in the moonlight to the quick, steady beats of the pa'u.
The pa'u is the pulse of the Cook Islands, a rhythm carrying narratives of a culture to its people. But beyond the reach of its sound, on another shore, a community is working over the course of decades to build a new life.Kura lands in the footsteps of his father, whose twenty-year estrangement has come to a head. Katerina starts planning for a future, but must bend to the whim of another. Ana is received into a sacred sisterhood. And an Island Mama sets out the rules for love.
Beats of the Pa'u is a collection of stories about first- and second-generation Cook Islands New Zealanders living in 1950s to modern-day New Zealand. Powerful, poignant and gently funny, Beats portrays life lived uneasily in the tempo of a different place, by characters who are woven together through community, family and home.
Pages : 160
Publisher : Te Herenga Waka University Pre
Publication date : 2022-03-10
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, Pasifika, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Culture, Cook Islands Fiction