{"product_id":"mauna-kea-a-novel-of-hawaii","title":"Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai'i","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 Nautilus Award for Small Press Fiction!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boundary-bridging novel that will surprise, captivate, and move\u003cbr\u003ereaders who thought they knew Hawaiʻi; an age-old story of healing a seared\u003cbr\u003eheart and finding home. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai'i\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of clashing\u003cbr\u003epassions--science and spirituality, vengeance and compassion, fear and\u003cbr\u003ecourage--set atop Hawaiʻi's 14,000-foot Mauna Kea, realm of revered goddesses\u003cbr\u003eand star-wise explorers. A young vagabond running from America's\u003cbr\u003eturmoil is forced to confront his own grief and rage on an embattled holy\u003cbr\u003emountain in the Pacific. There he encounters a mysterious domain of ancient\u003cbr\u003emountain deities and the Native Hawaiians who revere them, including two wise\u003cbr\u003eelders who take him under their wings and a young woman with a world-weary\u003cbr\u003eheart akin to his own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his startling experiences with them--and a motley\u003cbr\u003ecadre of other islanders--he learns the power of \u003ci\u003ealoha\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cbr\u003ediscovers an untapped reservoir of faith and courage that rekindles his hope in\u003cbr\u003ehimself and in the world we share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an illustrated map and 12 original pen-and-ink drawings made especially for the novel by John D. Dawson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947317952743,"sku":"9781632261205","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_e3ca82e7-51ab-4b1f-b127-e526933b0f3a.jpg?v=1775486742","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/mauna-kea-a-novel-of-hawaii","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}