{"product_id":"honolulu-paperback","title":"Honolulu - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Brennert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the \"dazzling historical saga\" (\u003c\/i\u003eThe Washington Post\u003ci\u003e), \u003c\/i\u003eMoloka'i\u003ci\u003e, comes the irresistible story of a young immigrant bride in a ramshackle town that becomes a great modern city \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In Korea in those days, newborn girls were not deemed important enough to be graced with formal names, but were instead given nicknames, which often reflected the parents' feelings on the birth of a daughter: I knew a girl named Anger, and another called Pity. As for me, my parents named me Regret.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonolulu\u003c\/i\u003e is the rich, unforgettable story of a young \"picture bride\" who journeys to Hawai'i in 1914 in search of a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead of the affluent young husband and chance at an education that she has been promised, she is quickly married off to a poor, embittered laborer who takes his frustrations out on his new wife. Renaming herself Jin, she makes her own way in this strange land, finding both opportunity and prejudice. With the help of three of her fellow picture brides, Jin prospers along with her adopted city, now growing from a small territorial capital into the great multicultural city it is today. But paradise has its dark side, whether it's the daily struggle for survival in Honolulu's tenements, or a crime that will become the most infamous in the islands' history... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its passionate knowledge of people and places in Hawai'i far off the tourist track, \u003ci\u003eHonolulu\u003c\/i\u003e is most of all the spellbinding tale of four women in a new world, united by dreams, disappointment, sacrifices, and friendship.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN BRENNERT is the author of \u003ci\u003eMoloka'i\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a 2006-2007 BookSense Reading Group Pick and won the 2006 Bookies Award, sponsored by the Contra Costa Library, for the Book Club Book of the Year (over \u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jodi Picoult; \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e, by Erik Larson; and \u003ci\u003eA Million Little Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, by James Frey). It appeared on the BookSense, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHonolulu Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e, and (for 16 weeks) NCIBA bestseller lists. Alan has also won an Emmy Award for his work as a writer-producer on the television series \u003ci\u003eL.A. Law \u003c\/i\u003eand a Nebula Award for his story MaQui. He lives in Sherman Oaks, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.28 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227206435065,"sku":"9780312606343","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VTZSd0RvSEhDNlhzN1pqMENueXBkUT09.webp?v=1768278977","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/honolulu-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}