TY  - BOOK
AU  - Washburn,Kawai Strong
TI  - Sharks in the time of saviours
SN  - 9781786896513 (pbk.)
AV  - PS3623.A86733 S53c 2020
U1  - 813.6 STR 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Canongate
KW  - Hawaii
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Folklore
N2  - In 1994 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores is saved from drowning by a shiver of sharks. His family, struggling to make ends meet amidst the collapse of the sugar cane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favour from ancient Hawaiian gods. But as time passes, this hope gives way to economic realities, forcing Nainoa and his siblings to seek salvation across the continental United States, leaving behind home and family. With a profound command of language, Washburn's powerful debut novel examines what it means to be both of a place, and a stranger in it
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