title: Pacific Islands Writing: The Postcolonial Literatures of Aotearoa/New Zealand and Oceania (Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures)
author:  Michelle Keown 
description: <br>Michelle Keown was born and raised in Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is currently Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh and has published widely on Mori, Pacific Island and New Zealand writing.<br>
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  Critical acclaim for
  
  
  
  
  
  Pacific
  
  
  
  
  
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  ‘A blockbuster in every sense of the word’
  
  
  
  
  
  Sydney Morning Herald
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A fabulous read’
  
  
  
  
  
  Woman’s Day
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Pacific is a perfect book for readers who like a well-written, historically
  interesting blockbuster’
  
  
  
  
  
  Australian Bookseller & Publisher
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘One of Nunn’s best’
  
  
  
  
  
  Newcastle Herald
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A rattling good yarn of secrets and passions’
  
  
  
  
  
  Australian Women’s Weekly
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘An enjoyable big read’
  
  
  
  
  
  Pittwater Life
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Pacific is sure to satisfy Nunn’s big readership’
  
  
  
  
  
  West Australian
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘This thoroughly enjoyable novel moves effortlessly between past and present,
  building layer upon layer of characterisation and plot’
  
  
  
  
  
  Good Reading
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A big, compelling read’
  
  
  
  
  
  Sunday Times (Perth)
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A well-researched and heartwarming novel’
  
  
  
  
  
  The Advocate
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A masterful interweaving of the lives of two passionate women and two worlds
  … Epic’
  
  
  
  
  
  Border Mail
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A powerful novel of love and revenge set in a