I just read the scarlet series for the fourth time both 1 and 2 both yesterday and now looking forward to march. I have been reading this as my first ever e book on my galaxy tab and i have to say its brilliant. A powerful and moving story that highlights a cruelly common problem facing many young people in samoa today. Read from net search books by rating android app menu search. Internationally renowned samoan writer, editor and journalist. Read online telesa series by lani wendt young in pdf.
See the complete telesa series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Also author of the nonfiction book, pacific tsunami galu afi, and the awardwinning collection of short fiction, afakasi woman. Lani wendt young nestled in the heart of the pacific is samoa a lush tropical paradise. Lani wendt young, niece of albert wendt, is doing something of what i hoped to find when i set out on this journey producing modern writing with a pacific sensibility. Telesa the covenant keeper the telesa series book 1 ebook. The covenant keeper was a pretty good read to skim while commuting through public transit. Im married to darren young who is probably the most patient and most hottest man alive and we have five. Lani wendt young books list of books by author lani. Stay tuned brisbane book launch 2012 for your evite to brisbanes book launch of telesa, be sure to email us. She brilliantly raised compelling questions throughout the novel, leaving me on the edge of my seat, anxious to find out the answers, yet still wanting to savour every word on my way to them. I really want to read this book, ive tried to hunt i down around my town but they all seem to be issued out in practically every single library that i live around. The more she finds out about her heritage, the more sinister her new home turns out to be. Shes also been credited with getting young pacific islanders interested in reading, which i.
Growing up and being fascinated by the telesa teine sa and remembering all the dos and donts that my grandmother to this day will not let any of us wear our hair down at night and insists on the fairer palagi grandkids being indoors before the sunsets. My book telesa the covenant keeper is the first in a ya fantasyromancethriller series. Its clear that lani poured her heart and soul into creating this amazing story. The bone bearer is book 3 in the telesa series by lani wendt young. The covenant keeper 2011 margaret atwood, cats eye. Brisbane book launch of telesa the covenant keeper by lani wendt young. The latest lovely tag in the alphabet soup series from shawn the book maniac. Namely, 1 telesa the covenant keeper book 1, 2 when water burns, 3 i am daniel tahi and lastly 4 the bone bearer. Author of the telesa series and the scarlet lies series. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. When leila moves to samoa, all she wants is a family, a place to belong. The covenant keeper by lani wendt young ya trilogy, book series based on samoan mythology cover. Lani wendt young weaves her words with magic and i was hanging onto every last one of them.
Unique, because it doesnt talk about vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters or mermaids. The covenant keeper is the first book in a ya elemental romance series inspired by pacific mythology. It is also available from various retail book stockistsoutlets in new zealand, samoa, fiji, australia and american samoa. Talia designs, penina momoisea photography, stacie ah chong levi model stay safe and healthy. When water burns is book 2 in the bestselling telesa series by lani wendt young. I couldnt put it down and waited impatiently for the following books. The covenant keeper by lani wendt young librarything. Brisbane book launch of telesa the covenant keeper by.
Your email and details will be kept confidential and only used to send you my newsletter and new book updates. These books tell a love story of elementals willing to go to great lengths in the name of love. The book was funded by the australian govt aid program and all book sale profits go back to tsunami survivors who were interviewed for the record. Rounding out my samoan fiction summer reads is the bone bearer by lani wendt young, book three in her telesa series.
I read the first 2 or 3 chapters on the actual site and its left me untrigued for more. Best selling authors katrina kahler, bill campbell and kaz campbell want to entertain you with these fabulous stories. I really want to read this book, ive tried to hunt i down around my town but they all seem. Last week lani wendt young was here in samoa to launch her new teeanage fantasyromantic fiction novel telesa. These are all the first books of the series and girls everywhere rave about them.
See all books authored by lani wendt young, including telesa the covenant keeper, and i am daniel tahi, and more on. Smashwords about lani wendt young, author of scarlet. Dec 7, 20 telesa the covenant keeper by lani wendt young. One is another book in the telesa series that follows a few of the characters ten years after the end of the bone bearer. Being of polynesian descent, i found this book totally engrossing. Lani wendt young creates a world that pulls one in. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The best archive and collection of books available absolutely free for reading online. I was late in finding this book but once i did i couldnt put it down.
The telesa book series by lani wendt young includes books telesa the covenant keeper, when water burns, the bone bearer, and several more. Instead she discovers the local ancient myths of the telesa spirit women are more than just scary stories. Im so tired of cliches that id take on anything that offers an unique and original paranormal species. With book 2, when water burns ending with a literal bang of epic proportions, the story landscape was wide open for book 3 and lani didnt disappoint. Telesa the covenant keeper the telesa series book 1. Quotes by lani wendt young what should i read next. Lani wendt young i have two projects on at the moment. Embraced by a covenant sisterhood of earths elemental guardians what will leila choose. All the books in the series are available worldwide in both print and electronic format from amazon. Telesa the covenant keeper the telesa series book 1 kindle edition by lani wendt young author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Last year, in a keynote speech to the new zealand society of authors, young said that book was the first ever ya novel with an allpasifika cast, set in samoa and around the pacific. Welcome to the official telesa fan page here on facebook. One is another book in the telesa series that follows a few of the characters ten years after the end of themore i have two projects on at the moment.
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