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2019 Winner of a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award.

2019 Finalist in the NZ Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction.

A collection of short stories from Samoa, by Lani Wendt Young.  “The joys, the trials, the tragedies, and the sensibilities of being a woman of Samoa are highlighted in this superb collection. Each story is brimming with emotion, offering a unique, engrossing glimpse into the lives of women of the Pacific, as Young takes readers from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow from one story to the next.”

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2019 Winner of a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award.

2019 Finalist in the NZ Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction.

A collection of short stories from Samoa, by Lani Wendt Young.  “The joys, the trials, the tragedies, and the sensibilities of being a woman of Samoa are highlighted in this superb collection. Each story is brimming with emotion, offering a unique, engrossing glimpse into the lives of women of the Pacific, as Young takes readers from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow from one story to the next.”

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    Nice books from the Pacific islanders..

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