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Author: Alan Brennert
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: 2004-10-04
ISBN-10: 0312304358
ISBN-13: 9780312304355
List Price: $13.95
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This richly imagined novel, set in Hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place---and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka'i. Here her life is supposed to end---but instead she discovers it is only just beginning.
With a vibrant cast of vividly realized characters, Moloka'i is the true-to-life chronicle of a people who embraced life in the face of death. Such is the warmth, humor, and compassion of this novel that "few readers will remain unchanged by Rachel's story" (mostlyfiction.com).
A true keeper!
| Customer Rating: | One of the most captivating stories I have read in years. I don't remember crying so many times whilst reading a fiction story, yet so amazing I could not put it down. Well done!
I have travelled to Molokai and seen the colony years ago, but this really made me feel I was there again and understood what was going on in such a beautiful mystic place.
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Very touching
| Customer Rating: | | I found this to be a very good book. Very well written and a very good story line. It was very touching. I felt like I was there seeing all of this happen.I felt so sorry for this character. It shows no matter what happens in life, good can come out of it. No matter what ailments befall us, we can make it through anything if we have the right attitude. We are all survivors in some way. |
Unique and well written
| Customer Rating:  | | I really enjoyed this book. The subject matter can be heavy at times but it's very enjoyable and characters are extrememly well-developed. I felt like I was living in the midst of them, and felt my heart being wrenched several times. I am a big fan of reading books set in the places I visit and really wish I had saved this one for my next trip to Hawaii. |
Excellent service
| Customer Rating: | | Wonderful book! Poignant, inspiring. We hope to visit Molokai when we are in Hawaii next fall. A must-read! |
So good, I cried.
| Customer Rating: | Lately I have found I have been judging books by their ability to make me feel emotion. At first I wondered if Moloka'i could do that. This story begins with Rachel as an innocent, naive little girl, suddenly thrown into an unfamiliar world separated from all that she knows and loves. Her character grows into her adult self in this world of isolation just as any young girl would. The author expertly conveys the growth of this character slowly over time.
Shame and prejudice exist all over the world, only Rachel didn't realize that she was never alone until she found her family again.
Moloka'i made me angry and made me cry. This is a wonderful story set in an unusual place and it is a must read on my list.
Linda C. Wright
Author, One Clown Short
One Clown Short
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