{"product_id":"the-pohaku-9780063421134","title":"The Pohaku","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHula\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman lies comatose in a hospital, watched by her estranged grandmother. Mystery surrounds the woman's fall--did she jump off the cliff, or was she swept away by a wave? Her grandmother suspects it is linked to the pōhaku, an ancient stone that their family was tasked with protecting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this novel spanning generations across Hawai i and California, it soon becomes clear that the pōhaku's story must sur­vive if there is to be any hope of the fam­ily's reconciliation with their home, with nature, and with each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReminiscent of Yaa Gyasi's \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e, Min Jin Lee's \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tommy Orange's \u003ci\u003eThere, There\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pōhaku \u003c\/i\u003eis an immersive and bold novel about the his­tory, perseverance, and resilience of the Hawaiian people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHakes, Jasmin Iolani:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJasmin Iolani\u003c\/strong\u003e Hakes was born and raised in Hilo, Hawai'i. She is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eHula\u003c\/em\u003e, and her essays have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSacramento Bee.\u003c\/em\u003e She is the recipient of the Best Fiction award from the Southern California Writers Conference, a Squaw Valley LoJo Foundation Scholarship, a Writing by Writers Emerging Voices fellowship, and a Hedgebrook residency. She worked throughout college as a professional luau dancer. She lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51986443895058,"sku":"9780063421134","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d531295-7c8c-4a1d-bf3e-8b7e89e9286e.jpg?v=1769592972","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pohaku-9780063421134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}