![]() ![]() From then on, Nainoa is seen as something of a faith healer in his home state of Hawai’i, and people come from miles around to be cured by him. When he is thrown overboard on a cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean, he is rescued by a shark who carries him in his mouth without cutting or harming him. ![]() The story, at least in the early going, is centred on a young boy named Nainoa Flores. While I profess that I didn’t always understand it, it is still a mesmerizing read that is hard to put down. It’s a touching book, a funny book, a sad book - all in one. ![]() This is a strong book, one about the bonds of family and the threads that threaten to become unglued when tragedy strikes. It’s also a novel about gods and heritage - apropos for a novel set in Hawai’i - and though there are elements of magic realism in the work, it is not a book that forgets that it is, first and foremost, literary fiction. It’s a novel about the expectations that can be placed on a child, and how those expectations may push that child to the brink. ![]() What does it mean to be the favoured son in a family? That’s kind of the question that Kawai Strong Washburn poses in his startling new debut novel, Sharks in the Times of Saviors. “Sharks in the Time of Saviors” Book Cover Art ![]()
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