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The Floating City
The Floating City
Author: Pamela Ball
In a hot Honolulu morning in 1895, a dead man washes up on a beach. Eva Hanson-fortune-teller, itinerant, a woman who has left her own troubled past behind-takes up the mystery of this body in a tale that takes us deeply into the turbulent politics of the Hawaiian Islands at their turning point. In poetic, luminous prose, Pamela Ball reveals a h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780142001875
ISBN-10: 0142001872
Publication Date: 7/29/2003
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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An interesting story that is more of a snapshot - slice of life - than an extended narrative. Part of my enjoyment had to do with its setting of Honolulu as the Americans are taking over. I gained some understanding of a complex situation. I also enjoyed the narrator, a somewhat lost soul finding some love and grounding during a time of turmoil.
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Very interesting mystery/history of Hawaii combination. I liked it.


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