Daughter of Moloka'i A Novel

Alan Brennert

eBook - 2019

NOW A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: USA Today BookRiot BookBub LibraryReads OC Register Never Ending VoyageThe highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert's acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'i"A novel of illumination and affection." —USA Today Alan Brennert's beloved novel Moloka'i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama—quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa—was forced to give up at birth.The book follows young Ruth from her arrival at the Kapi'olani Home for Girls in Honolulu, to her adoption by a Japanese... couple who raise her on a strawberry and grape farm in California, her... more