| Author: | Patricia Grace | ISBN: | 9781742287904 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand | Publication: | May 5, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Penguin eBooks (NZ Adult) | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia Grace |
| ISBN: | 9781742287904 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand |
| Publication: | May 5, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Penguin eBooks (NZ Adult) |
| Language: | English |
This is the story of Ripeka, who leaves her extended family and its traditional lifestyle to marry Graeme, a Pakeha schoolteacher. In the strange world of the city, Ripeka discovers that she cannot make the break with her whanau and that the old ways are too strong. Patricia Grace s first novel is a powerful, moving story of contrasts - between light and darkness, old and new, young and old, and Maori and Pakeha. Also available as an eBook
This is the story of Ripeka, who leaves her extended family and its traditional lifestyle to marry Graeme, a Pakeha schoolteacher. In the strange world of the city, Ripeka discovers that she cannot make the break with her whanau and that the old ways are too strong. Patricia Grace s first novel is a powerful, moving story of contrasts - between light and darkness, old and new, young and old, and Maori and Pakeha. Also available as an eBook
