Bones of Love, Stories of Old Hawaii - Paperback

by Uldra Johnson (Author)

The respected chronicler of Hawaiian culture, Mary Kawena Pukui, once said that, in Hawaii, unrequited love makes the best stories; hence, most of the old Polynesian legends and myths are tragic in nature. Aptly then, seven of the stories in Bones of Love are tragic, though they each express elements of love's sublimity; the eighth, "Bones of Love," is the eternal tale, Hawaiian style, of how ultimately, true love triumphs over tragedy. For the old Hawaiians, love and bones were intimately intertwined, and so these stories too, are woven of the two themes, love and bones.

Author Biography

Uldra Johnson is a writer, multimedia artist and naturalist. She lives in the rainforest on top of Kilauea volcano, the most active volcano on Earth. Her books include "The Cry Room," "Bones of Love," and "How the Universe Made Love to Petal Andersohn." She is the author of two travel books: "The Insider's Guide to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park," and "The Insider's Guide to the Best Beaches of the Big Island Hawaii." She is also a teacher of Buddhism.