Alan brennert draws on historical accounts of kalaupapa and weaves in traditional hawaiian stories and customs molokai is the story of people who had much taken from them but also gained an unexpected new family and community in the process. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 405 pages and is available in paperback format. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Alan brennert is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. It was also a 2012 one book, one san diego selection. Molokai is a haunting story of tragedy in a pacific paradise. I recently purchased this book molokai by alan brennert on amazon for my wife. Molokai by alan brennert 2004, paperback, revised for. I agree with blbl and deb, brennerts honolulu is not very good, but i read it all for the history. Brennerts 20 novel, palisades park goes stateside, all the way east to the authors home state of new jersey and its once famous amusement park. Robert morgan, author of gap creek alan brennert draws on historical accounts of kalaupapa and weaves in traditional hawaiian stories and customs. Brennert also details changes in the treatment of leprosyherbal injections, surgery. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
However, this book spans 80 years from the late 1800s to 1970. Alan brennert is a novelist time and chance as well as an emmy awardwinning screenwriter l. Chicago tribune molokai fits my definition of a good book, even a great book, because it wraps a riveting personal story around reallife events. Its a companion tale that tells the story of ruth, the daughter that rachel kalamaquarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of kalaupapawas forced to give up at birth. The chronicle of leprosyinfected rachel kalama begins in 1891 in honolulu and ends in the late 1960s on isolated molokai, site of the kalaupapa leprosy settlement.
The story told in honolulu came out of brennerts research from molokai. It also received the bookies award, sponsored by the contra costa library, for the 2006 book club book of the year. The disease is also not as communicable as once thought. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on molokai by alan brennert. About this book molokai is the story of rachel kalama, a young native hawaiian girl growing up in honolulu at the end of the19th century, who at age seven is diagnosed with hansens disease, taken from her family, and exiled to the leprosy settlement on a remote peninsula on the island of molokai. Molokai by alan brennert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Compellingly original in its conceit, brennerts sweeping debut novel tracks the grim struggle of a hawaiian woman who contracts leprosy as a child in honolulu during the 1890s and is deported. He lives in southern california, but his heart is in hawaii. This richly imagined novel, set in hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a littleknown time and placeand a deeply moving testament. I hope youll enjoy some more of the good books on the tq list as well as molokai. Pdf molokai book by alan brennert free download 405 pages. His career as a screenwriter starts way back in 1978 where he did several scripts for the renowned wonder woman series.
Molokai this richly imagined novel, set in hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a littleknown time and placeand a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. Molokai by alan brennert book club discussion questions. Rachel kalama, a spirited sevenyearold hawaiian girl, dreams of. Usa today bookriot bookbub libraryreads oc register never ending voyage the highly anticipated sequel to alan brennerts acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, molokai a novel of illumination. This richly imagined novel, set in hawaii more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a littleknown time and placeand a deeply moving testament to the. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. A gritty story of love and survival in a hawaiian leper colony. Growing up in idyllic honolulu in the 1890s, rachel is part of a big loving family until she is forcibly removed from her family and sent to the. The book opens a window on a world of dazzling beauty, and ugly disease and fear, and the courage of a young woman in the hawaii of a hundred years ago.
Alan brennert books list of books by author alan brennert. Free download or read online molokai pdf epub book. In alan brennerts daughter of molokai, story continues. When hawaii was first colonized by americans, europeans and asians, the population of the once prosperous local hawaiians rapidly dwindled as they fell victim by the thousands, unable to withstand the new diseases their bodies had no immunity to. Robert morgan, author of gap creek alan brennert draws on historical accounts of kalaupapa and weaves in traditional hawaiian stories and customs molokai is the story of people who had much taken from them but also gained an unexpected new family and community in the process. The first edition of the novel was published in october 21st 2003, and was written by alan brennert.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read moloka i. 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. Alan brennert is the author of honolulu, palisades park, and molokai, which was a 20062007 booksense reading group pick. Alan brennert is the nationally bestselling author of molokai and its companion novel, daughter of molokai. I is the highly anticipated sequel to alan brennerts acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, moloka. Usa today bookriot bookbub libraryreads oc register never ending voyagethe highly anticipated sequel to alan brennerts acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, molokaia novel of illumination and affection. The powerful debut novel from alan brennert, molokai tells the story of rachel kalama, a sevenyearold hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of molokai during the 1890s. A heart warming fantastic best selling novel that you should check out. Compellingly original in its conceit, brennerts sweeping debut novel tracks the grim struggle of a hawaiian woman who contracts leprosy as a child in honolulu during the 1890s and is deported to the island of molokai, where she grows to adulthood at the quarantined settlement of kalaupapa. Molokai is the story of people who had much taken from them but also gained an unexpected new family and community in the process. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
The novel molokai tells a story full of tragedy and. This is not usually the kind of novel molokai by alan brennert i normally read. Brennerts wellresearched description of these california camps though deeply humane in comparison to the nazi genocide is the heart of the books drama, and opens our eyes to a. Compellingly original in its conceit, brennerts sweeping debut novel tracks the grim struggle of a hawaiian woman who contracts leprosy as a. Fictional story based on the actual leprosy colony on molokai island in hawaii. During much of this time, leprosy was feared and severely curtailed. Today, there are effective medicines and treatments for hansens disease historically known as leprosy. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are rachel kalama, henry kalama. I dont have the knowledge to comment on the historical or cultural accuracy. Alan brennert is the author of the historical novels palisades park, honolulu chosen one of the best books of 2009 by the washington post, and molokai, which won the 2006 bookies award, sponsored by the contra costa library, for the book club book of the year and has sold over 600,000 copies since publication. It looks interesting, but would like to know if you thought it. Daughter of molokai by alan brennert booksamillion. I is the highly anticipated sequel to alan brennert s acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, moloka. Young rachel kalama, growing up in idyllic honolulu in the 1890s, dreams of seeing faroff lands, but at the age of seven rachels dreams are shattered by the.
Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of kalaupapa, rachel experiences intense isolation. The 1954 born author is also a screenwriter and television producer. Alan brennerts novel molokai is based on serious research into the history of this colony and includes brockers book in the authors note. Hi everyone im curious about this book, and if you read it, what you thought of it. His novel molokai was a national bestseller and a one book, one san diego selection for 2012. The book follows a family from the depression era, through world war ii, and up to 1971. He grew up in new jersey but moved to california in 1973.
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