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Absolutely Revolting
Fiction

Cowrie by Cathie Dunsford

by Judy Smallman •
October 1994, no. 165

Cowrie by Cathie Dunsford

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Cowrie makes a pilgrimage from New Zealand to Punalu’u, a Hawai’ian island where her grandfather once lived. She is welcomed by her extended family who live very simply and well on this bountiful island. Cowrie, who is a lesbian, revels in her family’s harmonious way of life, and begins to fall in love with Koana, a heterosexual woman.

 


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Cowrie

Cowrie by Cathie Dunsford

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ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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