Lucinda Fleeson

Lucinda Fleeson feels that the excitement and adventure are over in her life. Middle-aged, disillusioned with her career as a journalist, and divorced, she accepts an unexpected job offer to work as a PR person for the National Botanical Garden, in Hawaii. She finds a new botanical world, explores the local history and finds a new passion for life. Beautifully written and inspiring.

I thought this was going to be a more philosophical look into aging, but did enjoy the history of the islands in Hawaii as well as some of the flora and fauna information

enjoyed this title b/c i had just recently been to hawaii. interesting to read what living and working on the island is really like. stories of the gardens and the collectors were fascinating. another disheartening story of threatened species though...

I live in Hawaii and am somewhat familiar with many of the places Fleeson discusses. Her description of coming to Kauai as a mainland haole seems pretty accurate to me. I winced with remembered chagrin when I read of some of her experiences. Learning about the history of Allerton was fascinating. She does a great job of showing not only what a beautiful place these islands are, but also the tensions that lie just underneath, and sometimes erupt from, that beauty.
Great read.