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When Rachel is just 5 years old, in the 1890s, and living in Honolulu with her family, she is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to a hospital at the Kalaupapa Leper Colony on the island of Moloka'i. Over the years, as the disease is treated (a cure is finally found in 1940), Rachel loses contact with her family, marries a fellow patient, has a daughter she is forced to give up for adoption because of her contagious condition, and is left a widow when her husband is murdered. In her later years, she returns to Honolulu to find what remains of her family and her memories.
| Size | | Length: | 389 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"A gritty story of love and survival....Not a comfortable read, but certainly instructive."
Kirkus (09/01/2003)
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