NOW A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: USA Today - BookRiot - BookBub - LibraryReads - OC Register - Never Ending Voyage
The 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 marriage and unjust int
