The Whiteness of BonesOn the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, young Mamie Clarke and her sister, Claire, live in a precarious paradise, surrounded by coconut trees and sugarcane fields of their family's old plantation. As the moral ambiguities of adulthood overwhelm her, Mamie is haunted by the fading traditions and spirits of dying Polynesian culture and yet cannot free herself of the island's ancient spell. Moore provides a caustic account of New York, describing the sisters' visit to the world beyond the palm groves and Mamie's ultimate reconciliation with her own island truths. ISBN 0-385-26079-2: $17.95. |
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Page 73
... turned down the Japanese offer to buy the palm grove . " How she can live on that lonely island , I'll never know . Their idea of a good time is weird Mexican - sounding music and dinner at five o'clock . I remember going down the road ...
... turned down the Japanese offer to buy the palm grove . " How she can live on that lonely island , I'll never know . Their idea of a good time is weird Mexican - sounding music and dinner at five o'clock . I remember going down the road ...
Page 153
... turned to look at her . " Well , I was the one who wrote your name on it . Carved your name on it . " She held the empty glass at her mouth and stared over its rim at Mamie . " Why ? " Mamie was not shocked . " I don't know . Jealous ...
... turned to look at her . " Well , I was the one who wrote your name on it . Carved your name on it . " She held the empty glass at her mouth and stared over its rim at Mamie . " Why ? " Mamie was not shocked . " I don't know . Jealous ...
Page 245
... turned to face her when he heard her pick up the receiver and he smiled and stared at her , even though he was speaking to someone . She turned away from him . Toni said , " I've been trying to reach you for two weeks . " " I was in the ...
... turned to face her when he heard her pick up the receiver and he smiled and stared at her , even though he was speaking to someone . She turned away from him . Toni said , " I've been trying to reach you for two weeks . " " I was in the ...
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