Cover of Tahuri

Book 1989

Tahuri

3 readers

Publisher
New Women's Press
Language
English
Published
1989
  • Fiction
  • Lesbians
  • Maori (New Zealand people)
  • Maori Women
  • Social life and customs
  • New zealand, fiction
  • New Zealand Short stories

"['Tahuri - the runaway'] is joined here by more stories about Tahuri and other young girls as they grow up and move from the security of early childhood with their kuia and aunties, tro all sorts of encounters with cousins, brothers, neighbours , and pakehas from school. There is love and joy, but harashness too, as Tahuri carves out her own way, not wanting to go with boys, however much they get at her, ever searching for someone else like her. ..."--Back cover.