A Remarkable Rotuman Woman (Paperback)

Jacinta Tonga

ISBN 10: 1481160966 / ISBN 13: 9781481160964

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. Petera Veu was born out of wedlock and into a time when girls lived lives of quiet, domestic servitude.But Petera Veu had other ideas.Like the Fijian island of Rotuma in which she was raised, Petera didn't quite fit in with her surroundings. She picked fights, stole food, rebuked priests and generally spoke her mind whenever possible. Determined, independent and, at times, downright intractable, Petera Veu lived life on her own terms. A Remarkable Rotuman Woman is Jacinta Tonga's memoir of her late grandmother, the indomitable Petera Veu, and speaks of traditional life in the South Pacific, the peculiarities of Rotuman culture and of her grandmother's spirit that still lives on today. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Remarkable Rotuman Woman (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481160966
• ISBN 13: 9781481160964
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Petera Veu was born out of wedlock and into a time when girls lived lives of quiet, domestic servitude.

But Petera Veu had other ideas.

Like the Fijian island of Rotuma in which she was raised, Petera didn’t quite fit in with her surroundings. She picked fights, stole food, rebuked priests and generally spoke her mind whenever possible. Determined, independent and, at times, downright intractable, Petera Veu lived life on her own terms.

A Remarkable Rotuman Woman is Jacinta Tonga’s memoir of her late grandmother, the indomitable Petera Veu, and speaks of traditional life in the South Pacific, the peculiarities of Rotuman culture and of her grandmother’s spirit that still lives on today.