Publisher's Synopsis
In the 1950s, a young Nga`huia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But wha`nau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this memoir about identity and belonging, Nga`huia te Aweko`tuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pá. After moving to Auckland for university, Nga`huia advocates resistance as a founding member of Nga` Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements, becoming a critical voice in protests from Waitangi to the streets of Wellington.
