Wednesday, August 27, 2008

A Brief, Royal Life

I just finished reading Princess Ka'iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People by Sharon Linnea about the last crown princess of Hawaii. She lived only to be 23 years old and witnessed the loss of her sovereignty as well as the loss of many important family members. I don't know much about Hawaiian history but was very intrigued by Ka'iulani's life. She was sent to England to school when she was 13 and it was seven years before she had the opportunity to return home again. There was such turmoil on the Islands when her aunt was dethroned and Ka'iulani was so far away, and could do very little to help. It's difficult to summarize such a story, but it was a good read with some wonderful information about her life, though it only broadly touched on the events surrounding Ka'iulani. But it is a biography of the princess and written for young people, so all in all a good book.
Undecided on what to read next, I remain,
the Savage Librarian.

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