Ebook {Epub PDF} Molokai by Alan Brennert

 · Alan Brennert's novel Moloka'i is based on serious research into the history of this colony (and includes Brocker's book in the Author's Note). Like Brocker he chooses to focus on the human tragedy, both of individual sufferers and of those families who, while free from the disease themselves, were ostracized by their neighbors and employers because of their association with a . Molokai is simply a beautiful story in which Alan Brennert features unforgettable characters. Brennert's love of Hawaii and meticulous research are fully on display throughout the rich tale of Rachel who, at the age of 7, is diagnosed with leprosy. Moloka'i - Alan Brennert quantity. Add to cart. SKU: Category: Books. Description Reviews (0) This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai’i 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.

The powerful debut novel from Alan Brennert, Moloka'i tells the story of Rachel Kalama, a seven-year-old Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of Moloka'i during the s. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of Kalaupapa, Rachel experiences intense isolation. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even love. Rich in. ALAN BRENNERT is the author of Honolulu, Palisades Park, and Moloka'i, which was a BookSense Reading Group Pick; won the Bookies Award, sponsored by the Contra Costa Library, for the Book Club Book of the Year; and was a One Book, One San Diego Selection. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert St. Martin's Griffin, Fiction; pgs Completed: 08/11/ Rating: (Outstanding) First Sentence: Later, when memory was all she had to sustain her, she would come to cherish it: Old Honolulu as it was then, as it would never be again. Reason for Reading: This is my 8th selection for the TBR Challenge.I wish I could remember where I first heard about this book.

“Alan Brennert draws on historical accounts of Kalaupapa and weaves in traditional Hawaiian stories and customs. Moloka'i is the story of people who had much taken from them but also gained an unexpected new family and community in the process.” —Chicago Tribune. Molokai is simply a beautiful story in which Alan Brennert features unforgettable characters. Brennert's love of Hawaii and meticulous research are fully on display throughout the rich tale of Rachel who, at the age of 7, is diagnosed with leprosy. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert is a St. Martin’s Griffin publication. (I read the Kindle version.) I know what you're thinking. ‘You haven’t read this book yet?’ Over the years, this book has been recommended to me on more than one occasion, but I just never felt an urgent pull towards it.