Sharks in the Time of Saviours
by Kawai Strong Washburn
"A boy saved by sharks. A family bound by the old gods of Hawaiʻi."
When seven-year-old Nainoa falls into the Pacific and is returned unharmed by a shark, his working-class Hawaiian family believes the old gods have chosen him. What follows is a fierce, lyrical story of siblings, sacrifice and what it costs to carry a family's hopes.
Worth knowing
Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and picked for Barack Obama's 2020 summer reading list. If you liked There There or Homegoing, start here.
