Manawa Toa: Heart Warrior
โ Scribed by Dunsford, Cathie
- Book ID
- 108981401
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 419 KB
- Series
- Cowrie 3
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781742191317
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests. She is in for a rough ride. As international attention is focused on the Pacific and the environment, the stakes rise. She is joined by Sahara, a young peace activist from England and Marie-Louise, a French nuclear physicist. But can they be trusted? Can anyone be trusted?$linebreak$With sensuous writing and a deep knowledge of the traditions, the reader can feel the rock of the sea, taste the food, and fear the attacks on the peace flotilla as it approaches Moruroa Atoll. Dive into a luscious feast of language and imagery.
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