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Library Book Club: Picture Bride: a novel by Mike Malaghan

September 12, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

book cover photo of traditional japanese bride

Special Book Club event. All are Welcome!

Author Mike Malaghan will join the group to read selections from his book Picture Bride: a novel and discuss the creative process. Please join us even if you aren’t in book club or haven’t read the book yet.

About the book: A Family Saga of Hawaii’s Japanese Immigrants. From the moment we meet Haru, we fall in love with this proud girl of silk and steel. To escape being sold into prostitution in turn-of-the-century Japan, Haru takes refuge in a Buddhist temple, but happiness there is fleeting. Betrayed by her best friend, she flees to Hawaii, a strange new world where the young picture pride finds herself with a husband who doesn’t want her and surrounded by a widespread distrust of Japanese immigrants. As Haru’s marriage flourishes and then falters, she emerges as a strong-minded community leader. Having once pledged to produce sons to fight for the emperor, she dedicates herself to raising American children loyal to the Stars and Stripes. From the shrines of Kyushu to the shores of the Territory of Hawaii, Picture Bride is the sweeping saga of Japanese immigrants who survived—and thrived—against great odds. ~Amazon.com

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.    

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Date:
September 12, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Oahu

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Oahu – Waianae
85-625 Farrington Hwy
Waiʻanae, HI 96792 United States
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