“Sia Figiel has written a passion, a song of longing and loss, a song of fire. Naipaul and Sandra Cisneros, this powerful and highly original narrative follows thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga as she navigates the mores and restrictions of her village, Malaefou, and comes to terms with her own womanhood and search for identity. Told in a series of linked episodes which recall V. In doing so, she weaves an honest – and sometimes brutal – coming-of-age story which combines poetry with an exhilarating combination of humor and violence. Lively, spirited, and fiercely written, Figiel uses the traditional Samoan storytelling form of su’ifefiloi to talk back to Western anthropological studies on Samoan women and culture. It also marks the first time a novel by a Samoan woman has been published in the United States. A bestseller in New Zealand and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Prize, Sia Figiel’s debut novel represents an exciting and promising new voice on the international literary scene.
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