Kona: A Novel of Two Generations in Hawaii

by Marjorie Sinclair

Book Overview

Set during a time of transition – plantation life was ending and World War II was looming on the horizon – Kona follows the lives of an interracial family. Martha Luahine Bell and Winslow Wendall’s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935180206
• ISBN13: 9780935180206
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Mutual Pub Co
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

POST-WAR NOVEL ABOUT HAWAII

This novel by Ms Sinclair gives you a historical review what Hawaii was like before and after World War II, and what dramatic changes took place; and it describes the conflicts of a family of mixed heritage, dealing with different races and backgrounds. The village of Kona was on the southwest corner of the Big Island of Hawaii and in those past days of the thirties it was quiet and undisturbed by tourists, and no jet planes were spotted in the skies. It was a nostalgic times, never to be repeated. Progress soon followed. A slow-moving novel but a good one to read on a beach, and take in all the warm breezes and swaying palm trees. I liked it.

I liked this thoughtful novel of Hawaii and its clash of cultures

Good novel of the challenge of integrating Hawaiian and "white missionary" cultures during the mid 20th century (pre and post World War II). The novel is not shallow; the author has the characters face challenges with both courage and with an awareness of their shortcomings. I have been to Hawaii 14 times (for pleasure and for business) over the past 20 years and have visited all the islands. The description of the terrain and locations are accurate. My enjoyment was heightened by my knowledge of the places where the story took place. I liked it enough that I intend to read another of Sinclair's novels.