Beats of the Pa'u

By Maria Samuela

Book Overview

The pa'u is the pulse of the Cook Islands, a rhythm carrying narratives of a culture to its people. But beyond the reach of its sound, on another shore, a community is working over the course of decades to build a new life. Kura lands in the footsteps of his father, whose twenty-year estrangement has come to a head. Katerina starts planning for a future, but must bend to the whim of another. Ana is received into a sacred sisterhood. And an Island Mama sets out the rules for love. Beats of the Pa'u is a collection of stories about first- and second-generation Cook Islands New Zealanders living in 1950s to modern-day New Zealand. Powerful, poignant and gently funny, Beats portrays life lived uneasily in the tempo of a different place, by characters who are woven together through community, family and home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1776920031
• ISBN13: 9781776920037
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"