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Ben Kella is the aofia (the leader) of his people in the #SolomonIslands and a police sergeant working for the Brits as they are slowing turning the Islands over to independence. Sister Conchita is the new nun posted to his island, some of whose people are Catholic but many remain true to their mystical roots. A series of murders and other illegal activities lead the sergeant and the nun on the hunt to unravel this complex web and do their ⬇️

I feel so fortunate. I have a few hours to read tonight with my reading buddy. I‘m about to finish the tagged ebook, then I‘ll pick up my IRL book again, Beasts of a Little Land. 😌

How are you spending your Sunday evening?

#SolomonIslandsw #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB #SouthKorea #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

This sure makes me want to look up these two books!!

#SolomonIslands #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Hmmm. We humans are “long pigs.” Quite a history of cannibalism in Oceania.

#SolomonIslands #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Maps always appreciated. #SolomonIslands #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I‘ve picked my next ebook for #SolomonIslands #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

For #ReadingOceania2024 #Kiribati I decided to read this one. It was by turns funny, depressing and yes, gross. Suffice it to say I won't ever visit and it's proof you can be near the ocean and be most miserable. #bookspin @librarybelle @BarbaraBB @thearomaofbooks

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were part of the British Empire from 1892 to 1976. The Gilberts include #kiribati and the Ellice Islands became #tuvalu, so I‘m using this book for both prompts for #readingoceania24.

Arthur Grimble was sent to the islands in 1914 as a colonial administrator and I was worried that the book would be very ‘colonial‘ but, although there were a few concerning tales, it seems as though he became very respected ⬇️

This book about life on a small island in the pacific amused me and repelled me in equal parts. I‘m going to read more of his books but not right now.

This is not a fun book like all of the author‘s books from Oceania—you will learn he‘s sadly and desperately recovering from alcoholism, which isn‘t much of a surprise if you read his prior books. So trigger warning. He takes a solo trip to follow Robert Louis Stevenson‘s travels to his final resting place in #Samoa, with stops in #Kiribati and islands in #Micronesia. Having listened to his other books, this is a sharp departure from his ⬇️