"From the New York Times bestselling author of Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden comes a gorgeous and evocative historical novel about a Japanese-American family set against the backdrop of Hawai'i's sugar plantations. Daniel Abe, a young doctor in Chicago, is finally coming back to Hawai'i. He has his own reason for returning to his childhood home, but it is not to revisit the past, unlike his Uncle Koji. Koji lives with the memories of Daniel's mother, Mariko, the love of his life, and the scars of a life hard-lived. He can't wait to see Daniel, who he's always thought of as a son, but he knows the time has come to tell him the truth about his mother, and his father. But Daniel's arrival coincides with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano, and its dangerous path toward their village stirs both new and long ago passions in their community. Alternating between past and present-from the day of the volcano eruption in 1935 to decades prior-The Color of Air interweaves the stories of Daniel, Koji, and Mariko to create a rich, vibrant, bittersweet chorus that celebrates their lifelong bond to one other and to their immigrant community. As Mauna Loa threatens their lives and livelihoods, it also unearths long held secrets simmering below the surface that meld past and present, revealing a path forward for them all"--

As the volcano Mauna Loa threatens the lives and livelihoods of Daniel, Koji, and Mariko, it also unearths long held secrets that reveal a path forward for them all.

As the volcano Mauna Loa threatens the lives and livelihoods of Daniel, Koji, and Mariko, it also unearths long held secrets that reveal a path forward for them all.

De la autora de Mujeres de la seda y El jardín del samurai, ambos en las listas de libros más vendidos de The New York Times, nos llega una espléndida y evocadora novela histórica sobre una familia japonesa-americana en las plantaciones de azúcar de Hawái. Daniel Abe regresa a Hawái. El joven médico tiene sus propias razones para abandonar Chicago y volver al hogar en que pasó su niñez, y éstas no tienen que ver con la nostalgia. Todo lo contrario que su tío Koji, un hombre marcado por las cicatrices de una vida difícil, y que vive con el recuerdo siempre presente de la madre de Daniel, Mariko, que fue el amor de su vida. Koji está deseando reencontrarse con Daniel, a quien siempre ha tratado como si fuese su propio hijo. Sin embargo, sabe que ha llegado el momento de revelarle un incómodo secreto familiar. Como si de un mal presagio se tratase, la llegada del joven a Hawái coincide con el despertar del volcán Mauna Loa, que pone en peligro la aldea, y agita nuevas y viejas pasiones.