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    <body><![CDATA[Frangipani by Célestine Vaite is a delightful and entertaining book about the relationship between mother and daughter. Set in Tahiti, the culture and language of the people is woven into the story, making it a quite enjoyable book to read. From the book, I assume that the Tahitian people are very ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13708523">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't totally into this book. I think there would be a lot of discussion (book group) about relationships between mothers and their daughters. I did like that the main character, the mother, in the book was pretty positive throughout her whole life, and that her daughter did take in what her moth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38853295">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[not that great, kind of a B or a B+. its sort of a nice &quot;feel good&quot; novel about mothers and daughters. the one thing that pulls it up from being completely trite is the fact that it is located in tahiti, and it feels accurate. the author talks about the poverty from french colonialism, tah...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13173651">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really adored this book and the main character and her daughter.  The bonus of learning a little bit about Tahitian culture was also nice, and I love the phrase &quot;sexy loving&quot; in place of sex.  It's just those small, quirky things that make this book so fun to read.  There were portions o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27573197">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is one of my favorites ever.  It is the story of a spirited mother in Tahiti, and the relationships between her family.  This book concentrates on the relationshiop between her and her daughter.  It is very funny, and gives great insight into the customs of Tahiti.<br/>I also reccommend B...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15179784">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sweet book about island women, grandmothers, mothers and daughters, set in Tahiti. Writing style is simple which gives it an extra charm - it gives an extra dimension to the characters in the book. Funny, witty, and quite 'feminist' - the men in the book get some, but definitely not a lot of credit!...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12928966">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book by a Tahitian woman radiates warmth &amp; light--an excellent winter read!  The main character is a strong, wise, generous mother.  The story is set in a small island community where people know and (mostly) care about each other.  The relationships between women in the story are inspirational...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16050414">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. Even though the story takes place in Tahiti and the characters have somewhat different cultural values, they are really no different than people anywhere. The battles between the mother and teenage daughter are classic and gave me quite a case of deja vu at times. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book exploring the relationship between Mothers and Daughters.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an enjoyable read.  A story about women in Tahiti, and a particularly tenacious women raising an even more tenacious daughter.  But a bit of a stencil of a place with beaches, rich French families, poor Tahitian families, and sexy loving under the Frangipani trees.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first time I tried to read this book, I got stuck on the &quot;Tahitian&quot; grammar and couldn't continue. But this time I was sucked in. Materana is an amazing character who is truly a heroine in that she is ALWAYS true to herself. It's definitely a book worth reading.]]></body>
    
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