Molokai

by O. A. Bushnell

Overview

Father Damien, Dr. Newman, and a group of other courageous and selfless people struggle to offer hope and dignity to the inhabitants of a late-nineteenth-century leprosy colony.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824802875
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Series:	Pacific Classics , #4
Pages:	539
Sales rank:	667,931
Product dimensions:	5.46(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.33(d)

About the Author

O.A. Bushnell is the foremost historical novelist writing about Hawaii today. His other books include Molokai, The Return of Lono, The Stone of Kannon, and The Water of Kane.

Editorial Reviews

It searches the hearts of the doomed and damned with an intense compassion. The author has painted the background of his novel with a knowing brush.... A vivid experience for the reader.

New York Times Book Review