The Dream SwimmerContinues the odyssey of Tama Mahana, grandson and heir to the matriarch, as he takes up the mantle of leadership, along with his grandmother's battles with the Pakeha. But at every step Tamatea is thwarted, by deceit, deception and intrigue, and by the woman whose destiny has intersected Riripeti's and his. She is the enigmatic Tiana, his mother, the 'woman of no account' |
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Witi Ihimaera. Uncle Alexis wanted me to put him out of his misery , to get a rifle and put a bullet through his head ... Alexis , you will never be able to do that because I have made him into a likeness as unto me . " She can't say I ...
Witi Ihimaera. Uncle Alexis wanted me to put him out of his misery , to get a rifle and put a bullet through his head ... Alexis , you will never be able to do that because I have made him into a likeness as unto me . " She can't say I ...
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... Uncle Alexis had fitted steel doors and special locks . The last of the big- time gamblers , he'd been raided by the police more than once , and counted on the locks to slow them down so that he had time to destroy the evidence of his ...
... Uncle Alexis had fitted steel doors and special locks . The last of the big- time gamblers , he'd been raided by the police more than once , and counted on the locks to slow them down so that he had time to destroy the evidence of his ...
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... Uncle Alexis . Grandfather and I had never loved each other , yet I can remember how moved I was when he blessed Uncle Alexis and prayed for his recovery from blindness . After the blessing , the farewells were shattering . Uncle Alexis ...
... Uncle Alexis . Grandfather and I had never loved each other , yet I can remember how moved I was when he blessed Uncle Alexis and prayed for his recovery from blindness . After the blessing , the farewells were shattering . Uncle Alexis ...
Contents
Return to Waituhi | 21 |
Beloved of Riripeti | 49 |
Ship of God | 79 |
Copyright | |
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