Whaea Blue is a fierce, fiery and original memoir, with a distinctly Māori perspective. It jumps backwards and forwards in time, takes in inter-iwi conflict, dispossession and racism, Ans Westra and her work, as well as a having a fearless and honest approach to her own life story. It's written in frenetic prose, propulsive and wild. It's a terrific book, a book like no other, and could only have come from Aotearoa.