Waking Up in Eden - Paperback

from lindap69

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

from dele2451

This book is a nice composite of botany, gardening, finding yourself chick lit, travel, and history. I enjoyed the descriptions of the flora and fauna of the islands very much. (Thanks to Leeson for raising my awareness about the reasons many species of plants in Hawaii are endangered and facing ...

from dele2451

This book is a nice composite of botany, gardening, finding yourself chick lit, travel, and history. I enjoyed the descriptions of the flora and fauna of the islands very much. (Thanks to Leeson for raising my awareness about the reasons many species of plants in Hawaii are endangered and facing ...

from kaitanya64

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, explore...

from popoki

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....