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The floating city : a novel

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Description

262 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Set in Hawaii at the end of the nineteenth century, during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, this engrossing, evocative tale follows a young woman thrown into the corruption and chaos of the islands at their most tumultuous time.".
"On a hot Honolulu morning in 1895, a body washes up on a beach. Eva Hanson, a Norwegian fortuneteller living under a stolen name, is among those who discover the body. But this body, not meant to be found, brings with it a series of problems. And Eva, living on the fringes of society with no family and few friends, proves an easy scapegoat for the murder. Without any allies, she becomes caught up in a land scheme that threatens both her and the islands themselves.
And as her circumstances spiral out of control, the islands become increasingly torn apart by the clashing ideologies of missionaries, politicians, native Hawaiians, Royalists - all groups volatile and desperate, striving to assert their dominance."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0670894729 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2001026805

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Columbia University Libraries