Sado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nyman, Mikaela.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Friday 13 March, 2015: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam makes landfall with devastating consequences. Vanuatu is bruised but not broken. Reeling from the loss of livelihood and struggling to meet basic human needs, people start to reassemble their lives.Cathryn is an NGO worker from New Zealand who has a ruined home, a teenage son and a Ni-Vanuatu boyfriend she hasn't heard from since the phone lines went dead. Faia is a community organiser, a radio journalist and a survivor who fights for women to be heard. Together and apart they navigate their places in the complex cultural and social systems of Vanuatu, where tradition clashes with modern urban life.Sado is a novel about relationships between friends and family, across cultures and communities, and also with the past. When a terrible accident occurs, all of these relationships are called into question.'This evocative novel draws you into its richly described world with great skill and sensitivity. The writing is exquisite and nuanced, and the questions it so subtly raises will linger in your mind. Highly recommended.' --Mandy Hager

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Part I: Touched by the Eye-Wall

Part II: 'Mi harem se . . .' / 'I heard that . . .'

Part III: A Speck in the Eye of God

Note on sources

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781776562800

1776562801

OCLC:

1237866549