false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172342567m/165925.jpg 165925 7 This expansive and engrossing multigenerational saga details the history of Hawaii through the experiences of one family. It begins in the 19th century with the dramatic meeting of a young Yankee sailor and a beautiful Tahitian princess. Their descendants, who live in contemporary Hawaii, are four cousins named Vanya, Ming, Rachel, and Jess who have been brought up by Pono, a kahuna, or seer, who has never talked about her mysterious past to her four granddaughters. Davenport deftly includes much information in the narrative--about politics, leprosy, and the racial melting pot that is Hawaiian society--with a minimum of didacticism. She incorporates folklore, history, and myth in a vivid, lush prose style that only occasionally becomes overwrought. This first novel is much better written than James Michener's Hawaii (1959) and brings Hawaiian history up to the present day. 931270 1994 Shark Dialogues total:336|5:166|4:110|3:40|2:15|1:5| 336 1425 465 86 4 1 false false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 07 11:46:09 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 07 17:12:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 13 12:20:56 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 05:10:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jun 21 01:31:12 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 01:40:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 12:25:08 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 12:36:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:44:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:45:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 10:51:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:52:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 13:08:22 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 16:25:51 -0700 2009
I waited awhile to read this one, and was excited to start it but I'm quite disappointed. This book is gloomy. These women are not strong women who inspire, challenge and ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 11 06:53:20 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 06:56:12 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:15:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:32:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jul 17 09:29:37 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 09:33:18 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 22:32:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 13:12:57 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Apr 20 23:30:02 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 23:34:50 -0700 2007 5 0 true false Mon Nov 10 12:10:24 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 13:06:55 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> 3 0 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 14 19:18:23 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 19:40:20 -0700 2008 Hawaii in the early 1900's. The story starts in present time, with Pono having summoned her four grandaughter home to her ranch in Hawaii, where they spent their summers together as...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 09:13:46 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 09:16:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 16:14:40 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 16:52:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 14:14:48 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 18:52:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 08 07:24:24 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 07:30:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 09:30:15 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:31:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:25:21 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:28:19 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=165925