Notes

The parallel title on previous printings was: The moon sleeps
Cover subtitle: A powerful novel about the old and the new, young and old, Maori and Pakeha
Summary: Set in New Zealand, this novel centres on the difficulties faced by a 19-year-old Maori girl, Ripeka, when she falls in love with a Pakeha man. Can she be happy away from her family and culture?
"First published by Longman Paul Ltd in 1978"--T.p. verso
"Revised edition published by Penguin Books in 1995." -- T.p. verso