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Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert follows the life of Ruth, the daughter of Rachel from the first book in the series. Ruth is taken from her parents at a young age and grows up in a Hawaiian orphanage before being adopted by a Japanese couple and moving to California. The book covers Ruth's journey through World War II, including her time in Japanese internment camps, and explores themes of racism, family struggles, and love. The novel is praised for its vivid descriptions of historical events and cultures, as well as its ability to evoke strong emotions in readers.
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The book includes content warnings for themes related to racism, historical inhumanity, and the depiction of internment camps.
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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 internment at Manzanar Relocation Camp during World War II-and then, after the war, to the life-altering day when she receives a letter from a woman who says she is Ruth's birth mother, Rachel.
Daughter of Moloka'i expands upon Ruth and Rachel's 22-year relationship, only hinted at in Moloka'i. It's a richly emotional tale of two women-different in some ways, similar in others-who never expected to meet, much less come to love, one another. And for Ruth it is a story of discovery, the unfolding of a past she knew nothing about. Told in vivid, evocative prose that conjures up the beauty and history of both Hawaiian and Japanese cultures, it's the powerful and poignant tale that readers of Moloka'i have been awaiting for fifteen years.
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About the Author:
ALAN BRENNERT is the author of Honolulu, Palisades Park, and Moloka'i, which was a 2006-2007 BookSense Reading Group Pick; won the 2006 Bookies Award, sponsored by the Contra Costa Library, for the Book Club Book of the Year; and was a 2012 One Book, One San Diego Selection. He won an Emmy Award for his work as a writer-producer on the television series L.A. Law.
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