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East Wind, Rain by  Caroline Paul - Paperback - First Edition - 2007 - from M Hofferber Books and Biblio.com
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Since 1915 the tiny Hawaiian island of Niihau has been almost entirely closed off to the outside world. This isolation was ruptured in 1941 when a Japanese pilot, on his return from the attack on Pearl Harbor, crash-landed, and was captured by the islanders. Using this historical oddity as a jumping-off point for a novel, Caroline Paul has ingeniously recreated the unlikely events, and vividly depicted the strange and tragic conclusion. In particular, she shows the torn loyalties of the island's three Japanese-American occupants. In doing so, Paul turns a peculiar footnote in history into a marvelous work of fiction.


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"[The] records of the Niihau episode are spotty and contradictory....It is a testament to [Caroline Paul's] ability as a writer that the novel's most captivating creation, Niihau itself, is the pure product of her imagination. When it's over, we don't want to leave."

East Wind, Rain

by Paul, Caroline

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Book description: Trade paperback, new. First Edition. Based on a little-known true event, this is a compelling novel of irrevocable consequences for people thrust unwittingly into a devastating war. 260 pages.

  • Bookseller: M Hofferber Books US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: biblio184
  • Book condition: New
  • Quantity available: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN 10: 0060780762
  • ISBN 13: 9780060780760
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Place: New York, NY
  • Date published: 2007
  • Pages: 260
  • Size: 5.5 x 8 x 0.75 inches
  • Weight: 0.48 pounds
  • Keywords: Fiction; Novel; Hawaii

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