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SUMMARY:Friends of the Library Book Discussion
LOCATION:Lauderhill Towne Centre Library\nLauderhill Towne Centre Library
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DESCRIPTION:How did far-off Hawaii become part of America?\n\nSuppressed f
 or nearly 100 years\, it's a story known to few. Inspired by true events\,
  this is the story James Michener never wrote..\nhttps://broward.libnet.in
 fo/event/10890977
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join the Friends of Lauderhill Towne Centr
 e Library for a spirited discussion of <em>The Last Aloha</em> by Gaellen 
 Quinn.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-imag
 es/events/broward/LC_Last-aloha-front-cover.jpg" width="174" height="269" 
 alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />How did Hawaii 
 become part of America? This story\, inspired by true events suppressed fo
 r nearly 100 years\, is the one James Michener never wrote. In 1886\, Laur
 a Jennings travels to Hawaii to live with missionary relatives. She imagin
 es she'll live in a grass hut\, ministering to savages. When she arrives i
 n Honolulu\, she's surprised to find her relatives are among the wealthy e
 lite plotting to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy. And\, far from being sav
 ages\, the Hawaiians have developed a charming and prosperous Victorian ki
 ngdom. To avoid her conniving uncle's control\, Laura leaves to work for t
 he royal family and learns her family's prejudices against them are false.
  The last Queen\, Lili-uokalani\, wages a tragic struggle to save the King
 dom. Through choices she makes when every avenue is blocked\, Laura sees t
 he power that can restore the spirit of a people caught in a turbulent wor
 ld and discovers how long-hidden secrets of her own family lead the way to
  reunion.</p>\n<p>Listen to it here: <a href="https://broward.ent.sirsi.ne
 t/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=last%20aloha">The Last Aloha by G
 aellen Quinn</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>BAIPA Award Best Historical Fiction.</p>
 \n<p></p>\n<p>Praise for the novel:</p>\n<p>"I thoroughly enjoyed this boo
 k &ndash\; both for the story it tells and the way it captures the incredi
 bly interesting historical forces that swirled around the Hawaiian monarch
 y in the late nineteenth century. What makes the tale even more compelling
  is that those historical forces are so little known and appreciated. The 
 story will keep you turning pages. The history will give you an appreciati
 on of Hawaii you never had before. All-in-all\, that&rsquo\;s a formula fo
 r a great historical novel."<br />&ndash\; Frank Haas\, Director for Strat
 egic Development&nbsp\;University of Hawaii School of Travel&nbsp\;Former 
 VP\, Hawaii Tourism Authority</p>\n<p>"'The Last Aloha' is a novel of the 
 fall of the prosperous Hawaiian kingdom. A missionary family seems intent 
 with stopping the &lsquo\;pagan&rsquo\; culture\, but one of them wants no
 ne of the subterfuge. A riveting story of the glory of the Hawaiian kingdo
 m\, 'The Last Aloha' is a top pick that should not be overlooked."<br />&n
 dash\; Midwest Book Review</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libne
 t.info/frontend-images/events/broward/LC_Friends_of_the_Library_Logo.jpg" 
 width="189" height="110" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px
  0px\;" />Sponsored by the Friends of Lauderhill Towne Centre Library</p>\
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