内容简介
Materena Mahi, champion professional cleaner and best listener in all of Tahiti, is usually the one solving the problems. But right now she's that close to throwing her daughter Leilani into the street. "it doesn't matter what I do, she cofides to Mama Teta mary Understanding Woman, it's always the wrong thing. i'm gong taravana! And if that wasn't enough there's a boy on the horizon. Or so the relatives are saying.
When everything around her is changing, and the traditional Tahitian rules on longer seem to be enough, Materena realises it's gong to take more than the Welcome into Womanhood talk to deal with the next generation of Mahi women……
作者简介：
Célestine Hitivra Vaite was born in Tahiti. The daughter of a Tahitian mother and a French father who went back to his country after military service, she grew up in her big extended family in Faa'a-Tahiti, where storytelling was part of the every day life and women overcame obstacles with gusto and humour.
Célestine now lives with her family on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Her Website is www.celestinevaite.com.
When everything around her is changing, and the traditional Tahitian rules on longer seem to be enough, Materena realises it's gong to take more than the Welcome into Womanhood talk to deal with the next generation of Mahi women……
作者简介：
Célestine Hitivra Vaite was born in Tahiti. The daughter of a Tahitian mother and a French father who went back to his country after military service, she grew up in her big extended family in Faa'a-Tahiti, where storytelling was part of the every day life and women overcame obstacles with gusto and humour.
Célestine now lives with her family on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Her Website is www.celestinevaite.com.