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Breadfruit (Materena Mahi, #1)

Célestine Hitiura Vaite

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Sep 15, 2022 Rachel rated it it was amazing

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“Girl, waiting for a man is like waiting for a chicken to have teeth.”

Célestine Hitiura Vaite was born and raised in French Polynesia (Tahiti) and now lives in Australia. Breadfruit is her debut novel featuring the lovable Materena Mahi. When her partner Pito mentions marriage during a drunken conversation Materena finds herself mentally buying wedding cakes and planning her big day. She makes her way around Faa’a researching the cost of hiring a wedding car, a DJ and all the wedding accoutremen ...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Beth rated it really liked it

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On one hand, this is basically chick lit--a woman in Tahiti and her life with her boyfriend and their three kids. On the other hand, there is a wonderful introduction to Tahitian culture and the music of Tahitian thought in the speech of the narrator. I enjoyed the book, it was light and easy reading. I liked the characters, felt drawn into their world, and feel I have a sense of what it is like to live awhile the everyday Tahitian life. I'm not much of a chick lit person, but I enjoyed this boo ...more

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Sep 13, 2017 Poorni rated it really liked it

Read one book in this trilogy and had to order the other two. Delightful and pleasant read. Perfect for a beach vacay and amazing look into a completely different culture.

Easy breezy read- recommended.

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