Description
In 1886, following the tragic deaths of her father and her fiancé, Laura Jennings, alone in the world, travels to Hawaii to live with missionary relatives she’s never met. Laura imagines she’ll live in a grass hut and minister to savages, but on arriving in Honolulu, she’s surprised to find that, far from being savages, the Hawaiians have developed a sophisticated and prosperous kingdom-and Laura’s family is among the wealthy elite plotting to topple the throne. To avoid her conniving uncle’s control, Laura goes to work for the royal family, little knowing that her destiny will become intertwined with those of great island sovereigns.
- Winner: BAIPA Award for Best Historical Fiction
- Winner: Ka Palapala Po okela Book Award
- Winner, Texas Writers’ League Award for Historical Fiction
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Gaellen Quinn
Published: 06/01/2009
Publisher: Lost Coast Press
ISBN: 9781935448006
Pages: 394
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 1.10″ H x 8.40″ L x 5.50″ W
About the Author
Quinn, Gaellen: – Gaellen Quinn has a master’s degree in International and Community Development and a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Chinese. She was development director of the Association for the Cohesive Development of the Amazon (ADCAM), vice president of both Network Action Company and Central Technologies, Inc., and operations and marketing director for the California Wellness Plan. Through her affiliation with the Mona Foundation, Ms. Quinn works as a consultant to economic development projects in such far-flung parts of the world as Brazil, Cambodia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Panama, Tanzania, and Austin, Texas. Her writing reflects her passion for diverse peoples, as well as for global themes that affect our personal, social, and spiritual lives.
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