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Homosteading at the 19th Parallel
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Description
In this assemblage of journal entries during the trying year of construction, the author tells some of the secrets of rural Hawaii, revealing her dark underbelly. Meet the crazy neighbors in Puna's "open-air asylum," go on late night lava walks, join a lynch mob against the coqui frogs, and find the true meaning of 'aloha' in the jungle.
"What do you do when you've run away from home-again-and you still want to keep running? This is a story of a relationship, not with just a house, but with a vision of home. I could have read twice as long a book with as much excitement-it was heartbreaking and hilarious to watch Gilmore's poignant love affair disintegrate. As a reader, I was rooting for the love affair to last, and I was stubbornly optimistic when it didn't . but finally, he realizes one night, while holding his dog and swinging in the hammock, that he has built a perfect home in paradise-for someone else."-Gillian Kendall, author of Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet
". I laughed myself silly and my mouth dropped open in amazement. The man is a true original."-David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken, Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
252
Release Date:
2007-08-21
Publication Date:
2007-08-21
Publisher:
iUniverse
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0595454739
ISBN13:
9780595454730
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
307 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€1,63