Band of Angels'As soon as he saw it, Miro Mananui knew what it was. An owl, its cryptic flaring with the dawn.' Who has the owl come for? Whose name has it cried out to Miro Mananui, the Matua of the village of Waituhi? In 'Band of Angels', mane lives and stories intersect. The passionate Mattie Jones bears a horrifying secret; Tama Mananui makes the most of an arranged marriage with a woman 20 years older; Nani Paora holds the key to the past and a history filled with bloodshed; and his grandson Pene may well be the key to the future. Pita Mahana's attempts to reinstate the past set in train events that lead to the return of the owl for its victims. Fuelled by passion, politics, psychic power and the search for truth, Band of Angels is another compelling novel from the master story teller Witi Ihimaera. |
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... mates , ' Women . ' Even then , Mattie had known she was pregnant . She moved out of George's apartment and back into the flat with Whetu and Marama . She never told George about the baby and she made her mates promise not to tell him ...
... mates , ' Women . ' Even then , Mattie had known she was pregnant . She moved out of George's apartment and back into the flat with Whetu and Marama . She never told George about the baby and she made her mates promise not to tell him ...
Page 141
... mates must have been really jealous of me , ' Charlie boasted . ' They've only themselves to blame if they let their big eating and big boozing get the better of them . ' Yeah , so who had shown them up ? Charlie Whatu , that's who ...
... mates must have been really jealous of me , ' Charlie boasted . ' They've only themselves to blame if they let their big eating and big boozing get the better of them . ' Yeah , so who had shown them up ? Charlie Whatu , that's who ...
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... mates of Pene's , ' Teria answered . " They want to be here when he and Tamati Kota are brought back safe and sound . ' Miro made a gesture of understanding . She saw Sam Walker standing with his mates , Blacky , Sonny Whatu , and Hine ...
... mates of Pene's , ' Teria answered . " They want to be here when he and Tamati Kota are brought back safe and sound . ' Miro made a gesture of understanding . She saw Sam Walker standing with his mates , Blacky , Sonny Whatu , and Hine ...
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