I found this book review very interesting! This site is well worth a visit to find more book with a Pasifika setting, sometimes Pasifika author, and sometimes both.
‘Up Pohnpei: Leading the ultimate football underdogs to glory’ is Paul Watson’s memoir about coaching the Pohnpei football team.
Summary
Paul and Matt have always dreamt about playing international football. But how can you make it into a team when you are not the next David Beckham? Well, the easiest way is to become a citizen of a country with a team bad enough you will get a chance to play. A quick search and… Pohnpei sounds like a winner.
When it soon becomes clear that naturalization may be a little problematic, Paul and Matt decide to search for an alternative option. Coaching? Why not! With little hesitation, the two friends leave cold Britain and head for tropical Micronesia.
With one of the world’s wettest climates, a disastrous football pitch, and a population whose obesity rate is 90 per cent, Pohnpei turns out to be a less than…
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Thank you so much 🙂
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You’re welcome. Have been so busy to visit the blog regularly but catch up when I can!
I am working on a novel at the moment and another poetry collection.
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