Isle of Broken Dreams (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781941071960)

Hawaii The very word evokes visions of Paradise - white, sandy beaches; swaying palm trees; silver waterfalls, hula girls; mai tais; and luaus. But all is not paradise in Paradise in the months leading up to World War II. Beneath the glitzy exterior lies a seamy underbelly of sex, drugs, corruption, and violence in a part of Honolulu known as Hotel Street, where lines of servicemen regularly lead into the "hotels," which feature one form of entertainment, and one form only: sex. Three dollars for three minutes. Nineteen-year-old Sadie MacKenzie finds herself trapped in this bizarrely efficient assembly line of prostitution just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Her head once filled with dreams of a singing career, she unknowingly finds herself in an entry-level position she never dreamed awaited her: whore. Isle of Broken Dreams tells of her struggles to escape from this life before she loses her soul.

Author: Mike Farris
ISBN-10: 1941071961
ISBN-13: 9781941071960
Publisher: Stairway Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2015
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d