Program Type:
Book Clubs and Discussion GroupsAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Backwards Travelers
Join us we explore a different novel each month depicting the people, cultures, and events of the past. No registration necessary. A limited number of copies will be available to check out at the Circulation Desk. Call 727-394-6013 to check availability.
Event Details
January's selection is Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Synopsis: Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, is part of a big, loving Hawaiian family, and dreams of seeing the far-off lands that her father, a merchant seaman, often visits. But at the age of seven, Rachel and her dreams are shattered by the discovery that she has leprosy. Forcibly removed from her family, she is sent to Kalaupapa, the isolated leper colony on the island of Moloka'i.
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