I read this fantastic book over the weekend.
It is the story of a Korean girl named Regret who realizes that her life in Korea in 1915 holds nothing for her. She manages to get herself married off to a Korean man in Hawaii. She gets there and realizes that life in Hawaii was not going to be the golden life she hopes for. Her husband turns out to be a real creep and she escapes him and goes to Honolulu.
She changes her name and furiously works toward a new life. There are a lot of historical facts woven into this fictional story which I liked. I lived in Honolulu for awhile in 1981 and could imagine the city in the early 1900's.
3 comments:
Ooooh....sounds really good. I'm catching a plane tomorrow morning. That just may be the book I take with me. Thanks! I love Hawaii themes.
It's his 2nd book. I ordered his first one, Molokai, from the library today!
Thanks for leaving the link to sicilian simplicity -- I'm subscribed to her!
Anyway, I'm glad that I stopped by because I had never heard of this book. Sounds like an interesting read--I'll have to check it out the next time I'm back in the states. The bookcover is lovely!
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