sharks in the time of saviors by kawai strong washburn

' Sharks in the Time of Saviors bursts with life. A ferocious debut.' - Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

All told with daredevil lyricism to burn. Old myths clash with new realities, love is in a ride or die with grief, faith rubs hard against magic, and comic flips with tragic so much they meld into something new.

' Sharks in the Time of Saviors is the novel you never knew you were waiting for. 'A more than noteworthy first foray into contemporary fiction by Hawaiian native Washburn.' - Library Journal 'Though perhaps overlong, Washburn's debut is a unique and spirited depiction of the 50th state and its children.' - Publishers Weekly 'By turns lyrical and gritty.Striking style, memorable characters, and a believably miraculous premise add up to a beautifully crafted first novel.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) When supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawai'i―with tragic consequences―they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival.

But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods―a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst.

In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawai'ian gods into an engrossing family saga a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation from Kawai Strong Washburn.

Sharks in the time of saviors by kawai strong washburn