Book of the Month: May

My favorite book for this month is Alan Brennert's Honolulu. While there were 2 other books that I loved I had to pick Honolulu because I am enthralled with Hawaii.  Psychological thrillers The Girl From Silent Lake and The Lantern Boats were close seconds.  Honolulu concerns the lives of seven picture brides who emigrated from Korea to Hawaii around 1913.  A picture bride is a woman chosen by an overseas man for marriage on the basis of the woman's photographs. They don't see who they are marrying until they step off the boat. Most of the women were married on the ship's dock having just set eyes on their men. The lives of these seven ladies are detailed through 1957.