Célestine Vaite Frangipani ISBN 13: 9780316114660

Frangipani - Softcover

9780316114660: Frangipani
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
In Tahiti, it's a well-known fact that women are wisest, mothers know best, and Materena Mahi knows best of all--or so everyone except for her own daughter thinks. Soon enough, mother and daughter are engaged in a tug-of-war that tests the bonds of their love.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Celestine Hitiura 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. Frangipani was also shortlisted for the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Celestine now lives with her family on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
From Publishers Weekly:
In this whimsical, charming novel (her first to be published in the U.S.), Vaite introduces readers to proud "professional cleaner" Materena Mahi, one of the spunkiest, wisest, lovingest women on the island of Tahiti. With her combustible husband missing after a minor domestic squabble, Materena learns she's pregnant with a daughter. What will she do? Move on—until Pito moves back, of course. "Girls hurt their mother from the day they come into this world.... Girls are a curse," say some island women, but Matarena is delighted with her baby, Leilani, who soon grows into a free-spirited, curious, and sometimes troublesome girl. Materena instructs Leilani in all the folk knowledge of Tahiti—e.g., "To get rid of unwanted guests without hurting their feelings, broom around their feet"—but she can't answer all Leilani's impossible questions ("Who started the French Revolution? What's the medical term for the neck?"). Materena decides to send her to a good Catholic school, but if Leilani makes her a grandmother before she's 40, she's going to scratch out her eyes. Of course Leilani falls in love too young, which is just one of the family troubles Materena weathers with patience—and passion. This story of love, gossip and growing up (even at 40) has all the irresistible freshness of a warm breeze. (Feb.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherBack Bay Books
  • Publication date2006
  • ISBN 10 0316114669
  • ISBN 13 9780316114660
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages305
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780099490081: Frangipani

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780099490081
Publisher: Arrow, 2006
Softcover

  • 9780091797157: Frangipani (Materena Mahi Trilogy 1)

    HUTCHI..., 2006
    Softcover

  • 9780143052647: Frangipani

    Pengui..., 2005
    Softcover

  • 9781597221771: Frangipani

    Wheele..., 2006
    Softcover

  • 9781920885335: Frangipani

    Little..., 2004
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0316114669-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.38
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0316114669-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.39
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GridFreed
(North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Seller Inventory # 10-24058

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 13.95
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.45
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Vaite, Célestine Hitiura
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Soft cover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
Park & Read Books
(Herndon, VA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Softcover, Trade paperback format, Advance Reading Copy as printed on front cover, Uncorrected Advance Proofs as printed on Title page, Condition: New, Unread, Spine Not Broken, Tight Binding, never opened past copyright page, First United States Edition: February 2006 as stated, First Printing, Full # print line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 as printed on copyright page, Publisher Letter Laid-In From: Terry Adams/Vice President-Trade Paperbacks TO: "DearReader,.", #1 of 2 in the "Materena Mahi" Series: * 1. Frangipani (2000) 2. Tiare (2006) aka Tiare in Bloom. Seller Inventory # ABE-1684617483293

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Vaite, Celestine
Published by Back Bay Books 2/7/2006 (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Frangipani 0.7. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780316114660

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.23
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Softcover Quantity: 18
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580116777

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 18.19
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Soft Cover Quantity: 5
Print on Demand
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780316114660

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.28
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Vaite, Celestine Hitiura
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 3471934-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Celestine Vaite
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Print on Demand
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Tahiti, it's a well-known fact that women are wisest, mothers know best, and Materena Mahi knows best of all -- or so everyone except for her own daughter thinks. Soon enough, mother and daughter are engaged in a tug-of-war that tests the bonds of their love. In Tahiti, it's a well-known fact that women are wisest, mothers know best, and Materena Mahi knows best of all--or so everyone except for her own daughter thinks. Soon enough, mother and daughter are engaged in a tug-of-war that tests the bonds of their love. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780316114660

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 24.89
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Célestine Vaite
Published by Back Bay Books (2006)
ISBN 10: 0316114669 ISBN 13: 9780316114660
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
California Books
(Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780316114660

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 25.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book