East Wind, Rain A Novel
East Wind, Rain A Novel by Caroline Paul, published by HarperCollins on April 10, 2007, is a reprint edition comprising 288 pages. Set in December 1941, the story unfolds on the isolated island of Niihau, where the inhabitants, primarily Hawaiian natives, lead a simple life under the eccentric ownership of a haole who has kept the island free from modern conveniences. The tranquility of their existence is shattered when a plane crash-lands, bringing with it the reality of war and the complexities of loyalty and identity.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the impact of external conflict on the lives of the island’s residents, particularly focusing on Irene and Yoshio Harada, the only Japanese-American couple on Niihau. As the villagers grapple with the consequences of the pilot’s arrival and the attack on Pearl Harbor, their relationships and beliefs are put to the test. This novel delves into themes of innocence and the irrevocable changes brought about by war, all while drawing from a little-known true event that highlights the fragility of paradise in the face of global turmoil.
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December 1941. The inhabitants of Niihau lead a simple life. Mostly Hawaiian natives, they work the ranch of Niihau’s eccentric haole owner, who keeps his island totally isolated from the outside world, devoid of cars, phones, and electricity. But then a plane crash-lands there, and although the villagers rescue the pilot, they have no idea that he has just attacked Pearl Harbor. War has now come to Eden, slowly undoing its tranquillity, widening the cracks in the already troubled marriage of Irene and Yoshio Harada, the island’s only Japanese-American couple. It will test everyone’s loyalties and all they believe in . . . as Paradise, once within reach, slowly falls victim to its own isolated innocence.
Based on a little-known true event, East Wind, Rain is a provocative and compelling novel of irrevocable consequences for people thrust unwittingly into a devastating war of nations and American identity.
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