![]() ![]() In this case, 18-year-old American-Samoan Leila returns to her dead mother’s homeland, Samoa, in search of her roots. ![]() ![]() ![]() And so Lani Wendt Young‘s Young Adult fantasy novel Telesa: The Covenant Keeper joined the other titles jostling in my virtual library.įrom the little I know of the YA fantasy fiction genre – gleaned mostly from sharing a flat with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan in my early twenties – Wendt Young’s book conforms to a tried and tested formula: misfit teen with supernatural powers is forced to make difficult choices and sacrifices in order to save the world. With such widespread enthusiasm for this particular title, it would have been perverse not to choose it. One person even stopped by the blog to tip me off when it was on sale for download. In fact, everyone whose been in touch with me about Samoan literature – from the Auckland Libraries Service to the Director for Economic Governance of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat – mentioned the same book among their recommendations, saying it had caused a sensation in the region. That’s certainly what happened with my Samoan novel. However, as I work my way around the world with the help of readers across the globe, I’m finding that some titles choose themselves. Deciding which book to read from a particular country can be tricky. ![]()
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