Streshinksy, Shirley Shores of Paradise ISBN 13: 9780399135682

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The lives and fortunes of four individuals are set against the backdrop of the end of Hawaiian monarchy, United States annexation, and World War I, depicting an ancient culture assailed by modernity

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Like Streshinsky's others (Gift of the Golden Mountain, 1988, etc.): a hefty, quietly narrated, years-spanning tale of love and loss in a rousing setting. Here, the destinies of two women, orphaned in childhood, are entwined with cross-cultural turmoil and the death throes of an independent Hawaii during the years from 1898 to WW I. True Lindstrom, who witnessed the murder of her mother, and gentle half-Hawaiian, half-white Martha Moon, abandoned as a newborn, will meet in a kindly home for unwanted children and, with the dwarf Liko, form a friendship that will last lifelong. Later the tight trio will welcome another--the elegant child Princess Kaiulani (one of the several real people here; the princess was third in line to the throne of Hawaii, although she, like Martha, was only half-Hawaiian). While Monarchists, Reformers, and the ``Missionary Boys'' (descendants of missionaries bent on control of the islands) contend for the body and soul of Hawaii, the four friends mature and wade into trouble and woe. True loses the love of her life to a stupid marriage, but makes a strange one of her own to protect her unborn child by her lover; Liko secretly cherishes a love that dare not speak its name; and Martha haplessly hopes for love and career. Poor Princess Kaiulani will never occupy a throne. It's only after tragic deaths, a period of bitterness, injustice, even violence over control of a ranch, and mistakes all around, that all find love or a kind of peace. A chatty saga (perhaps a bit long-winded) with convincing appreciations of the history and culture of Hawaii. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Streshinsky's latest novel (after The Gift of the Golden Mountain ) intertwines the lives of four colorful characters during a turbulent period of Hawaiian history. Martha Moon, abandoned by her parents, is eventually expelled from a Catholic orphanage in Honolulu and sent to Hale Mana'olana (House of Hope), a school for "the unwanted and unloved" located on a breezy stretch of beach at Waikiki. There Martha develops friendships with two other "young outcasts," the dwarf Liko and True, who has witnessed the murder of her mother. The three become inseparable and, after meeting the frail Hawaiian princess Kaiulani, they add her to their coterie. Conveyed chiefly as Martha's memoirs, the story is gently laced with Hawaiian legends and the characters' correspondence. Streshinsky exhibits a persuasive understanding of Hawaiian class distinctions, culture and folklore. While the shifts in point of view and voice can be distracting, the narrative is unified by the lush detail that exudes the warmth of the islands.
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  • PublisherPutnam Adult
  • Publication date1991
  • ISBN 10 0399135685
  • ISBN 13 9780399135682
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages416
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