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'Now that Materena is a big star with her radio talk show, Pito can't help noticing some changes in his wife. She's spending more and more time at work and with her girlfriends instead of coming home to cook for him. And why does a Tahitian woman need to know how to drive, anyway? He tries to shrug it off, but when Materena gives him the silent treatment and doesn't come home after a night of dancing, Pito has had enough! How is he supposed to fix things with Materena when she doesn't even give him a chance?
'Luckily for Pito, his opportunity comes when a threemonth-old girl named Tiare–rumored to be their son Tomatoa's daughter–is left on the Mahis' doorstep. Anxious to pull his weight and set things right, Pito embarks on a hilarious and noble mission to prove himself to his granddaughter, his wife, and–most importantly–himself. TIARE IN BLOOM is the heartwarming story of a couple facing big changes on a small island–and a love that outlasts it all.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my sons: Genji, Heimanu and Toriki. 'A happy woman means a happy household.' Remember this boys.
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Featured by the BIG Book Club, an initiative supported by The Advertiser in partnership with Arts SA, The Australia Council for the Arts, Channel 7, FIVEAA and the state's public libraries to promote a love of reading, discussion and literature, February 2007.
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 86 no. 8 2007; (p. 37)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
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 -
South Sea Tales Becalmed in Shallows
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
In Short
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 July vol. 124 no. 6527 2006; (p. 117)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
From Tahiti, with Lots of Sexy Loving
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 May 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel
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From Tahiti, with Lots of Sexy Loving
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 May 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
In Short
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 July vol. 124 no. 6527 2006; (p. 117)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
South Sea Tales Becalmed in Shallows
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
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 -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 86 no. 8 2007; (p. 37)
— Review of Tiare : The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything that Happened Next 2006 single work novel -
Family Affairs
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 June 2006; (p. 26-27)
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cTahiti,cSociety Islands,cFrench Polynesia,cSouth Pacific, Pacific Region,