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Materena
2000-
series - author
novel
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2000...
2000
Breadfruit
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'When a drunken Pito proposes to Materena, she initially thinks it's just the booze talking. As she nevertheless starts planning, she juggles everyday life only to have Pito act as though he's forgotten his proposal.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For my mother, Viola Vaite, who taught me that love is the greatest motive of all. And in the loving memory of my Godmother, Henriette Estall, who taught me to believe in willpower and to get up after each fall.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Under the Frangipani Tree
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Breadfruit 2000 single work novel ; Frangipani 2004 single work novel ; Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
A Writer in Touch with Tahitian Scents
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2004; (p. 14) -
Aunties and Mamas
2000
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 December 2000; (p. 3)
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Under the Frangipani Tree
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Breadfruit 2000 single work novel ; Frangipani 2004 single work novel ; Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
A Writer in Touch with Tahitian Scents
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2004; (p. 14) -
Aunties and Mamas
2000
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 December 2000; (p. 3)
Awards
- 2004 winner Prix Litteraire des Etudiants
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cTahiti,cSociety Islands,cFrench Polynesia,cSouth Pacific, Pacific Region,
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