The Last Aloha
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-1-935448-00-6 (ISBN)
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
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935448-00-6 (9781935448006)
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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.