Joann Bassett

Kaua'i Me a River: an Islands of Aloha Mystery Joann Bassett

Marc Notes: It's her thirty-fifth birthday, but Maui wedding planner Pali Moon is doing her best to ignore it. But that afternoon she receives a letter from a lawyer in Hanalei, Kaua'i, asking to come over to discuss an 'urgent family matter.' The letter brings Pali's Kaua'i past rushing back - her birth at a hippie enclave on the North Shore in the 1970's;her father deserting the family never to be heard from again;and, worst of all, her mother's tragic death when Pali was only five. What could a Hanalei lawyer possibly have to say that would be worth dredging up all that again? But curiosity and devotion to her mother's memory win out and Pali heads to Kaua'i. What she discovers on the Garden Island not ony rewrites Pali's history, but also alters her future. Publisher Marketing: It's her thirty-fifth birthday, but Maui wedding planner Pali Moon is doing her best to ignore it. But then she receives a letter from a lawyer in Hanalei, Kaua'i, requesting her presence at a meeting to discuss an 'urgent family matter.' The letter brings Pali's Kaua'i past rushing back-her birth at a hippie enclave on the North Shore in the 1970's; her father deserting the family never to be heard from again; and, worst of all, her mother's tragic death when Pali was only five. What could a Hanalei lawyer possibly have to say that would be worth dredging that up again? But curiosity and devotion to her mother's memory win out and Pali heads to Kaua'i. What she discovers on The Garden Island not only rewrites her history but also alters her future. Contributor Bio:  Bassett, Joann JoAnn Bassett grew up in Seattle, but always preferred palm trees to pine trees. She ran a business and raised a son, hoping to someday make a day at the beach an everyday reality. In 1996 she and her husband bought a home on Maui, making the dream a reality. Now she lives in Arizona, but still enjoys writing about life in the islands.