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Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider'. In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir - there's only Kahu. She should be the next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored.

Note de l’auteur : ce roman est la suite directe de Dolce Vita & nouveaux départs : rencontres inattendues. Ne lisez pas celui-ci sans avoir lu le premier. « Dans les histoires de cœur, on ne maîtrise jamais toutes les variables. » En partant en vacances à Venise, Roxane, Lucie, Caroline et Johanna ne s’attendaient pas à faire des rencontres qui modifieraient leur vision de la vie et bouleverseraient le cours de leur existence.

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