{"product_id":"beats-of-the-pau-maria-samuela-9781776920037","title":"Beats of the Pa'u","description":"The pa'u is the pulse of the Cook Islands, a rhythm carrying narratives of a culture to its people. But beyond the reach of its sound, on another shore, a community is working over the course of decades to build a new life. Kura lands in the footsteps of his father, whose twenty-year estrangement has come to a head. Katerina starts planning for a future, but must bend to the whim of another. Ana is received into a sacred sisterhood. And an Island Mama sets out the rules for love.\u003ci\u003e Beats of the Pa'u\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of stories about first- and second-generation Cook Islands New Zealanders living in 1950s to modern-day New Zealand. Powerful, poignant and gently funny, Beats portrays life lived uneasily in the tempo of a different place, by characters who are woven together through community, family and home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Samuela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1776920031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781776920037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs","brand":"Maria Samuela","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121625821439,"sku":"9781776920037","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b24b8ed7-0d4c-47bd-82a6-2b00c8201c2b.jpg?v=1687420691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beats-of-the-pau-maria-samuela-9781776920037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}