The Last Aloha - Gaellen Quinn torrent

Category: Historical Fiction, Novel
Language: EnglishKeywords: 1800's Hawaii Imperialism King Kalākaua Princess Kaʻiulani Queen Liliʻuokalani
Written by Gaellen Quinn
Read by Jolene Kim
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 96 Kbps
Unabridged
How did Hawai’i become part of America? This story, inspired by true events suppressed for nearly 100 years, is the one James Michener never wrote.
In 1886, Laura Jennings travels to Hawai’i to live with missionary relatives. She imagines she’ll live in a grass hut, ministering to uncivilized locals. When she arrives in Honolulu, she’s surprised to find her relatives are among the wealthy elite plotting to overthrow the Hawai’ian monarchy. And the Hawai’ians have developed a charming and prosperous Victorian kingdom.
To avoid her conniving uncle’s control, Laura leaves to work for the royal family and learns her family’s prejudices against them are false. The last queen, Lili’uokalani, wages a tragic struggle to save the kingdom. Through choices she makes when every avenue is blocked, Laura sees the power that can restore the spirit of a people caught in a turbulent world and discovers how long-hidden secrets of her own family lead the way to reunion.
September 17 2019
13 hrs


How did Hawai’i become part of America? This story, inspired by true events suppressed for nearly 100 years, is the one James Michener never wrote.

In 1886, Laura Jennings travels to Hawai’i to live with missionary relatives. She imagines she’ll live in a grass hut, ministering to uncivilized locals. When she arrives in Honolulu, she’s surprised to find her relatives are among the wealthy elite plotting to overthrow the Hawai’ian monarchy. And the Hawai’ians have developed a charming and prosperous Victorian kingdom.

To avoid her conniving uncle’s control, Laura leaves to work for the royal family and learns her family’s prejudices against them are false. The last queen, Lili’uokalani, wages a tragic struggle to save the kingdom. Through choices she makes when every avenue is blocked, Laura sees the power that can restore the spirit of a people caught in a turbulent world and discovers how long-hidden secrets of her own family lead the way to reunion.

September 17 2019
13 hrs