description: Hailed as one of the most exciting novels of 1997 by Publishers Weekly, this is a haunting tale of obsessive love and how an otherwise strong, young woman disentangles herself from it. A tragic twist of fate brings Kinau's ex-husband, Ivan, back to Hilo, the Big Island of Hawaii. Although she has done everything in her power to quell her passion for Ivan, who has since remarried, Kinau finds herself under his spell again. Against a mesmerizing backdrop of Hawaiian mythology, history, and awe-inspiring storms of nature, Kinau realizes that she must give herself fully to the relationship once again if she ever hopes to walk away from it.
language: German
title: Insel des Feuers.
titlecomplete: Insel des Feuers.
ratings_count: 45
publisher: Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt