Honolulu "is the richly imagined story of Jin, a young "picture bride" who leaves her native Korea--where girls are so little valued that she is known as Regret--and journeys to Hawaii in 1914 in search of a better life.
Instead of the prosperous young husband and the chance at an education she has been promised, Jin is quickly married off to a poor, embittered laborer who takes his disappointments out on his new wife, forcing her to make her own way in a strange land.
Struggling to build a business with the help of her fellow picture brides, Jin finds both opportunity and prejudice, but ultimately transforms herself from a naive young girl into a resourceful woman. Prospering along with her adopted city, which is fast growing from a small territorial capital to the great multicultural city it is today, Jin can never forget the people she left behind in Korea, and returns one last time to make her peace with her former life.
With its passionate knowledge of people and places in Hawaii far off the tourist track, "Honolulu "is a spellbinding story of the triumphs and sacrifices of the human spirit that is sure to become another reading group favorite.
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Honolulu "is the richly imagined story of Jin, a young "picture bride" who leaves her native Korea--where girls are so little valued that she is known as Regret--and journeys to Hawaii in 1914 in search of a better life.
Instead of the prosperous young husband and the chance at an education she has been promised, Jin is quickly married off to a poor, embittered laborer who takes his disappointments out on his new wife, forcing her to make her own way in a strange land.
Struggling to build a business with the help of her fellow picture brides, Jin finds both opportunity and prejudice, but ultimately transforms herself from a naive young girl into a resourceful woman. Prospering along with her adopted city, which is fast growing from a small territorial capital to the great multicultural city it is today, Jin can never forget the people she left behind in Korea, and returns one last time to make her peace with her former life.
With its passionate knowledge of people and places in Hawaii far off the tourist track, "Honolulu "is a spellbinding story of the triumphs and sacrifices of the human spirit that is sure to become another reading group favorite.
Imprint | Center Point Pub |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Platinum Readers Circle (Center Point) |
Release date | May 2009 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | May 2009 |
Authors | Alan Brennert |
Dimensions | 216 x 145 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Sewn / Paper over boards / With dust jacket |
Pages | 610 |
Edition | large type edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-60285-495-6 |
Barcode | 9781602854956 |
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LSN | 1-60285-495-5 |