Moloka'i

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Summary: Fascinating story and one not often told
Review: This is a wonderful story about a young Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is then removed from her family by health authorities and forced to live out most of her life in a leper colony on the island of Moloka'i. I can't recommend it highly enough! It is one of those books that draws you in from the very first pages when Rachel's family must deal with the horrifying reality that she has contracted this disease, knowing the devastating impact that it will have on their family.

This book is very moving and emotional without being sappy. It will open your eyes about a disease that is not spoken of very much these days but at one time claimed the lives of so many of its victims along with their families, who had to live with not only the loss of their loved ones to confinement but the shame that this disease brought upon them by society. A great book!!