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  • Island of Shattered Dreams

    by Chantal Spitz ...
    Translated by Jean Anderson ...
    Finally in English, Island of Shattered Dreams is the first ever novel by an indigenous Tahitian writer. In a lyrical and immensely moving style, this book combines a family saga and a doomed love story, set against the background of French Polynesia in the period leading up to the first nuclear tests. The text is highly critical of the French government, and as a result its publication in Tahiti ... Read more

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  • Dream Fish Floating

    by Karlo Mila ...
    Professor Konai Helu Thaman (Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, and UNESCO Chair in teacher education &; culture - The University of the South Pacific) says this about the collection: This is a refreshing and welcome addition to the growing list of women's writing in Oceania. Karlo draws wisdom and compassion from her ancestral cultures but is not constrained by them. Honest and unafraid, she has ... Read more

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  • The 20 best novels of thailand

    An anthology

    by Marcel Barang ...
    Series series THAI MODERN CLASSICS
    Everything you need to knowabout Thai literature,from its origins to Thai fiction today.Literary criteria used in the selectionof the 20 best novels of the last century,from The circus of lifeto The white shadow:plots – excerpts – critical assessment.Biographies of their 18 authors,from Arkartdamkeung Rapheephatto Saneh Sangsuk. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Goddess Muscle

    by Karlo Mila ...
    This long-awaited poetry collection from award-winning Pasifika poet Karlo Mila spans work written over a decade. The poems are both personal and political. They trace the effect of defining issues such as racism, poverty, violence, climate change and power on Pasifika peoples, Aotearoa and beyond. They also focus on the internal and micro issues – the ending of a marriage, the hope of new ... Read more

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  • After the Ceremonies

    New and Selected Poems

    by Ama Ata Aidoo ...
    Series series African Poetry Book
    Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the best-known African writers today. Spanning three decades of work, the poems in this collection address themes of colonialism, independence, motherhood, and gender in intimate, personal ways alongside commentary on broader social issues. After the Ceremonies is arranged in three parts: new and uncollected poems, some of which Aidoo calls “misplaced or downright lost”; ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Tiya

    A Parrot's Journey home

    by Samarpan ...
    'Fresh, attractive, humorous and witty, Tiya is easy to read because it wears its learning lightly.'-Upamanyu Chatterjee The perky parrot Tiya's secure world is shattered when he hears an unknown voice urging him to leave his home, the old banyan tree. As he launches into an adventure-filled journey through strange lands, meeting fantastic creatures along the way, Tiya comes to terms with his ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Tāwhaki

    The Deeds of a Demigod

    Tāwhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod recalls the miraculous life of Tāwhaki. Similar to Māui, Tāwhaki was a demigod who possessed mighty powers. Tāwhaki almost died at the hands of his brothers-in-law but was found by his wife Hine-piripiri and revived. This near-death experience revealed Tāwhaki's status as a demigod, and from this point Tāwhaki continued to use his powers and gifts to help those ... Read more

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  • Beyond the Horizon

    Into the Light, Returned from ‘Death’

    by John Edmonds ...
    Author John Edmonds was given something very few were given: insight on the day he died. For the twenty-five minutes when his physical body was without a heartbeat, his spiritual self soared to a great and profound epiphany. On this impossible journey, he was given a glimpse into a greater truth as he learned of his thirty-three previous incarnations on this earth.Among his past lives, he was an ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Only a Hut in the Mountains

    The old one is a Keeper of the Sacred Lore.Those who come to his mountain hut have already traveled difficult trails. Two arrive at dusk but only one is expected.The Trail Walkers sent the young woman but the man is a mystery, only meeting her in the last hour of the trail.In the days that follow old wisdom releases truths long hidden in the past. Exploring their excitement they discover if they ... Read more

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  • My Spirit Is Like the Eagle

    by Roy Forrester ...
    My Spirit Is Like the Eagle begins with a poem sharing its title with the book. The central image of the poet as an eagle provides a unique introduction to the variety of themes in this poetry collection. Some verses soar high above the landscape, while others swoop down from the heights to grasp the small gestures that make up daily life.Poet Roy Forrester has Parkinsons disease, and it has ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Banyan Tree's Gift

    Series Book 3 - Earth Giant Tree Gift Series
    Banyan Tree’s Gift is the channelled teachings of one of Earth’s great Mothers. The wise thousand-year-old Banyan brings you comfort, support and a unique way of guiding life’s journey.She’ll remind you of your dreams, childlike wonder, unique beauty, gifts and the importance of surprise. She’ll guide you through the challenges of expectation, judgement, feeling wash and tumbled and being full of ... Read more

    $6.60 USD

  • Hello Earth: A Month of Daily Reflections

    These "Earth Hellos" were written June 2020. They are a series of brief 'mindful writings' but they very soon expanded into longer prose poems: meditations of a sort.They deepen our connection to the self and the earth in profound, unexpected ways. During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when in Australia there were lockdowns and quarantining, the author went into self-isolation for some months ... Read more

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