Daughter of Moloka'i /
Rachel Kalama was quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa-- and forced to give up her daughter at birth. Ruth is taken to the Kapi'olani Home for Girls in Honolulu, and adopted by a Japanese couple who raise her on a farm in California. During World War...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | Rachel Kalama was quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa-- and forced to give up her daughter at birth. Ruth is taken to the Kapi'olani Home for Girls in Honolulu, and adopted by a Japanese couple who raise her on a farm in California. During World War II Ruth and her husband suffer internment at Manzanar Relocation Camp. After the war, she receives a letter from Rachel. As the two meet and come to love one another, Ruth discovers a past she knew nothing about. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 308 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1250137667 1250137683 9781250137661 9781250137685 |