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West of Then A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise

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ISBN-10: 0743236807

ISBN-13: 9780743236805

Edition: 2005

Authors: Tara Bray Smith

List price: $20.99
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At the center of "West of Then" is Karen Morgan -- island flower, fifth-generation haole (white) Hawaiian, Mayflower descendant -- now living on the streets of downtown Honolulu. Despite her recklessness, Karen inspires fierce loyalty and love in her three daughters. When she goes missing in the spring of 2002, Tara, the eldest, sets out to find and hopefully save her mother. Her journey is about what you give up when you try to renounce your past, whether personal, familial, or historical, and what you gain when you confront it. By turns tough and touching, Smith's modern detective story unravels the rich history of the fiftieth state and the realities of contemporary Hawaii -- its sizable…    
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Book details

List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 10/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Tara Bray Smith was born and raised in Hawaii. She now lives and writes in New York City. West of Then is her first book.