House of Thieves by Kaui Hart Hemmings

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These unique stories of upper-class Hawaiian families reveal with unsentimental insight and straightforward prose the complex forces that bind family members together in love and hate. Like the fierce, powerful, young characters that appear in her stories, Kaui Hart Hemmings demands our... read more

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Scottie: A ten-year old girl. Her mother is in a coma & she is being raised by her father.
Joanie: Scottie's mother who is in a coma.

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Hawaii: Where the characters stories take place.
Oahu

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The sun is shining, mynah birds are hopping, palm trees are swaying, so what.

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Kaui Hart Hemmings (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1594200483
Page Count: 256

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories

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