Honolulu
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Honolulu
by Alan Brennert (Goodreads Author)
“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.”
Honolulu is the rich, unforgettable story of a young “picture bride” who journeys to Hawai'i in 1914 in search of a better life.
Instead 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...
With its passionate knowledge of people and places in Hawai'i far off the tourist track, Honolulu is most of all the spellbinding tale of four women in a new world, united by dreams, disappointment, sacrifices, and friendship.
by Alan Brennert (Goodreads Author)
“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.”
Honolulu is the rich, unforgettable story of a young “picture bride” who journeys to Hawai'i in 1914 in search of a better life.
Instead 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...
With its passionate knowledge of people and places in Hawai'i far off the tourist track, Honolulu is most of all the spellbinding tale of four women in a new world, united by dreams, disappointment, sacrifices, and friendship.
Journal Entry 2 by perryfran at Wishlist RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 20, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (4/20/2018 UTC) at Wishlist RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Sending to spoiledrotten as a wishlist tag. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for the tag! The book is now here in NJ.
On reserve for eponine38 for the wishlist tag game
In 1914, Regret, a young Korean woman, leaves her home for a new and better life in Hawai’i as a picture bride. However upon her arrival, she is shocked and dismayed that the things she was promised have been a lie. She changes her name to Jin and the book follows her life for the next five decades, covering her hopes, dream, triumphs and failures.
This is a beautifully written book that is a wonderful piece of historical fiction.
This is a beautifully written book that is a wonderful piece of historical fiction.
Sending to eponine38 for the wishlist tag game. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Sending to eponine38 for the wishlist tag game. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Thank you, spoiledrotten! I rreally look forward to this - loved Moloka'i by the same author.