{"product_id":"this-compulsion-in-us-by-tina-makereti-9781776923359","title":"This Compulsion in Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Compulsion in Us\u003c\/em\u003e by Tina Makereti stands at the foot of her \u003cem\u003emounga\u003c\/em\u003e and pays careful attention to \u003cem\u003etohu\u003c\/em\u003e. With her \u003cem\u003etūpuna\u003c\/em\u003e at her elbow she casts around for home, meets \u003cem\u003etaonga\u003c\/em\u003e in museums, and writes her way towards her father. She walks through the darkness with others, in awe of \u003cem\u003eTe Kore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTe Pō\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTe Ao Mārama\u003c\/em\u003e—a universe of potential being, dark and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these frank and moving essays, Makereti explores her many intersecting lives as a \u003cem\u003ewahine Māori\u003c\/em\u003e—teacher, daughter, traveller, parent—and a past that is as alive and changeful as the present moment. From the \u003cem\u003ewāhine\u003c\/em\u003e who have shown her ways of being, to the experience of living with an alcoholic, undergoing breast cancer treatment and recognising how art returns power to survivors of colonialism, she asks—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat if we could transform the events that made us who we are?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat if there were a way back to the beginning?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48037603901676,"sku":"9781776923359","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781776923359-this-compulsion-in-us.jpg?v=1785374847","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/this-compulsion-in-us-by-tina-makereti-9781776923359","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}