title: Lava: A Novel
author:  Pamela Ball 
description: Five years ago, Kinau's husband, Ivan, left her and the big island of Hawaii for the mainland and another woman, and Kinau is still obsessed with his absence. When he returns after the gruesome death of his stepson, Kinau must confront not only the man Ivan has become but the memory of her mother?a woman who tore through husbands like a shark at feeding time?and the gods and ghosts that inhabit the island. Finally, Kinau is able to let go of the past. Ball's excellent first novel is a sad and mystical tale, recalling a world like Alice Hoffman's where humans and magic coexist. Her narrative flows as smoothly as the ocean currents and the sharks that inhabit her story. Highly recommended.<br /><i>-?Ellen Flexman, Indianapolis-Marion Cty. Public Lib., Ind.</i><br />Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Dark Lava
  
  
  A Lei Crime Novel
  
  
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