Red Sky over Hawaii

By: Sara Ackerman

Narrated by: Jennifer Robideau

Length: 10 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Inspired by real places and events of WWII, Red Sky over Hawaii immerses the listener in a time of American history full of suspicion and peril in this lush and poignant tale about the indisputable power of doing the right thing against all odds.

The attack on Pearl Harbor changes everything for Lana Hitchcock. Arriving home on the Big Island too late to reconcile with her estranged father, she is left alone to untangle the clues of his legacy, which lead to a secret property tucked away in the remote rain forest of Kilauea volcano. When the government starts taking away her neighbors as suspected sympathizers, Lana shelters two young German girls, a Japanese fisherman, and his son. As tensions escalate, they are forced into hiding - only to discover the hideaway house is not what they expected.

When a detainment camp is established nearby, Lana struggles to keep the secrets of those in her care. Trust could have dangerous consequences. As their lives weave together, Lana begins to understand the true meaning of family and how the bonds of love carry us through the worst times.

©2020 Sara Ackerman (P)2020 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Love this book! Outstanding story!

I Really enjoyed this book. I recommend it especially for the Hawaii lover. Sarah made it seem like I was a part of the book.

Return to the Big Island

Having lived on the Big Island for 8 years, this big took me back to magical memories, together with filling in historical events during World War 2. It showed how love can develop among strangers.

History from a different perspective

We all know the date of December 7th 1941. What we may not know is what happened to the innocent people who lived in Hawaii and how they were thrown into detention camps and separated from their children. Sara Ackerman does an excellent job of taking us to that time and place. A wonderful story that makes me want to go to the islands and visit all the places in the story.

Red Sky over Hawaii

Plot. A woman in Hawaii finds herself as protector/caretaker to two German little girls, a Japanese old man, and a Japanese boy, in the days immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Circumstances and fear of both the Japanese and Germans have forced her into the role. The story is a feel-good familial tale with a message that family is not necessarily blood ties. There is an internment camp on the islands, and Japanese citizens are interrogated relentlessly, and most are sent to this camp. Our heroine falls in love with a camp officer as she hides her wards from certain arrests, orphanages, a pedophile.

Liked. Island life, especially during wartime. The Hawaiian names and legends of local flora, fauna, and volcanos. No sex, no explicit language, a squeaky clean read. Narration is fine. Not great literature, not intended to be - just a comfortable story.

Not so hot. Bumped the speed to 1.4 - a bit slow for me.

Written by Sara Ackerman, narrated by Jennifer Robideau, 10 hours of listening in unabridged audiobook format, released in June 2020 by Harlequin Audio.

Recommended beach read.

Loved this story🌺♥️

I was born 2 weeks before Pearl Harbor at Wheeler Field. My father was in our yard shooting at the attack airplanes as they flew over our house.. so this tale is very real to me. I grew up in the islands as my mother was an island girl and tho my father came from the mainland (he graduated from the 1st class at Roosevelt HS and UH). So I grew up with what they went thro during the war years.. and it still gives me “chicken skin” when I here or see it recalled.
I loved the setting at Volcano, and the narration was right on .. I’m sure she was an island girl her self!
If you are from Hawaii or just love the islands you’ll enjoy this love story!

Wonderful!

This story is amazing. So filled with love. The reader is so good - as is the author. I will look for more of each of their books. I highly recommend this book!

Touching story of wartime Hawaii

Loved this story of wartime Hawaii. Especially the touches of magic in the character of the little girl and the auntie.

Why whisper?

I like this author very much and Hawaii is magical and a great location - but the reader whispers most of the time and it makes no sense. It was very difficult to get used to. I would hesitate before buying another book she narrates. Otherwise a very good story

Meh

If you can get past the narration, including the cowboy from Wyoming with a New Jersey accent and the how sappy the narration made the story, it wasn't awful. Just not very good.

This answers so much....

that is missing from my families history in Hawaii during WWII.
Dec 7 marks the beginning of several family stories, but there were lots of missing pieces about the island residents and how they were treated.
Thank you for a lovely tales with historical facts.