Mihi Edwards wrote a trilogy. I own the first two books, and Dunedin Library has the third. I read the first book a few years ago, but I haven’t the other two.
Mihi sprinkles Maori words and phrases throughout her work. It is an autobiography. She was born in 1918, and three weeks later her mother died of the flu during the epidemic at that time.
An activity I plan to do is make a count of all the Maori used in at least the first book: Mihipeka—Early Years. I’ll use Excel for that. I made a start yesterday.
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