Kava in the Blood: A Personal & Political Memoir from the Heart of Fiji TEC002000 teaches at Vermont College of

teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts

Denham was posted as Naval Attaché

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Paul's College

Kava in the Blood: A Personal & Political Memoir from the Heart of Fiji TEC002000 teaches at Vermont College of"The literary device of juxtaposing the story of the Fiji coup against autobiographical reminiscences of a Fiji background works very well. This is an excellent story, beautifully written and skillfully mixing the personal with the political .. The EH McCormick Award for the Best First Book of Non Fiction, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN Inc) and Creative New Zealand, goes to Kava in the Blood by Peter Thomson." Judges Report,