[bksvol-discuss] Here's a review of one of the new books
- From: "robert tweedy" <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:17:37 -0500
There is no info as of yet but here is a review that I copied from booksfree
just to give an impressi on of what the book is about ansd it is a publish
quality book and there is another one as well but you can get an idea from the
title. n August 30, 2006
Celestine Vaite's Breadfruit is a reviewer's dream. An earthy mix of the
literary, the romantic, and the eccentric, Breadfruit follows the love crisis
of Materena Mahi.
Materena and the father of her three children, Pito, have lived together on the
island of Tahiti for fourteen years, but marriage has been nowhere on the
horizon. One night, in a drunken stupor, Pito finally proposes to Materena.
Materena is thrilled and wastes no time imagining her perfect wedding: pricing
a chocolate cake and a wedding chauffeur and eyeing a luxurious new bed for a
wedding gift.
But after fourteen years is Pito what she really wants? And was he even truly
proposing? Materena fantasizes about her perfect wedding, all the while
wondering if she's just letting her heart overwhelm reality.
Meanwhile, life on the island stops for no woman and daily dramas keep Materena
busy. Cousin Giselle gives birth in a Mercedes, Materena's mother insists on
talking to her dead grandmother for hours, and there are the free tiles Cousin
Lily is giving away--not to mention the kids. Romance runs rampant throughout
Vaite's novel, reinforcing what all women know--that love conquers all and
family is the toughest job in the world.
Vaite's novel is populated with quirky characters and tales--like the pink peg
Materena's daughter wears to give her a more perfectly pointed nose. The
short-short chapters that read like flash fiction emphasize the eccentric,
free-flowing attitude of the narrative, and the novel's unusual structure, all
allow Vaite to work in more fully developed characters and to play with the
sense of time, following back stories where appropriate and the side
characters' own romantic dilemmas (did I mention that romance runs rampant?).
While Breadfruit's plot is familiar, its Tahitian setting is exotic and full of
colorful language, legends and cultural idiosyncrasies that make the novel glow
with a South Pacific charm and pragmatism.
Armchair Interviews says: As the follow-up to her novel Frangipani, Vaite's
Breadfruit is a laugh-out-loud, feel-good novel that combines heart, wisdom,
and an approachable style that will leave readers anxious for the final
installment of Materena's trilogy.
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