Author: Alan Brennert

“Gripping… Powerful and urgent” (Publishers Weekly): Adopted from a children’s home in Honolulu, Ruth is eventually interned during World War II — and her life is upended once again when she receives a letter from her birth mother. “An evocative, emotionally rich family saga” (USA Today).

“A dazzling historical novel” (The Washington Post) with over 45,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! When seven-year-old Rachel contracts leprosy, she’s exiled to an isolated colony on the island of Moloka’i — where she makes an unexpected new life for herself. “Compellingly original” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

This “sweeping, epic novel” (Library Journal) follows a young immigrant as she navigates 20th-century Honolulu. A “lush tale of ambition, sacrifice, and survival” (Booklist) with over 6,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.