The Seven Orchids by Ian MacMillan

A young woman tries to rebuild her life after moving away from Waikiki and the excesses of a self-destructive lifestyle with her drug-dealing boyfriend. She moves temporarily to her father's Molokai beach home, a ramshackle old house complete with an overgrown orchid hothouse and an ancient koa canoe. There she uncovers the remnants of a tragic love story which inspires a ragtag team of paddlers to take on the channel race and in so doing rebuild their lives. "I may never race a koa canoe from Molokai to Oahu, but if there's any writer in the world that can make me feel the blisters as though I already have, that writer is Ian MacMillan. This is also a novel of the deepest concern for the human condition, of the importance of love and dignity, a novel that strikes at the heart of why we keep at being alive"--Robert Barclay.   Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bamboo Ridge Press; First Edition (January 1, 2005) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 143 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0910043736 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0910043731 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.8 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.08 x 0.4 x 9 inches