Samoan author
Māngere, SOUTH AUCKLAND — Expect to be "shocked" by a book's efforts to reclaim colonised attitudes towards the sexuality of Samoans, its author says.
Sia Figiel, regarded as Samoa's first female novelist, says her new book Freelove explores a long time taboo subject.
"People can expect more...

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