Description: Set in a dusty pineapple town on the island of Molokai, Blu's Hanging follows the three Ogata children as they reel from their mother's death and the emotional withdrawal of their "Poppy".In a voice by turns comic and heart-wrenching, "big sista" Ivah tells of her inventive attempts to care for her siblings -- starting in the kitchen, where she tries to work wonders with mayonnaise and Spam. Maisie, the youngest, hasn't spoken in months and finds solace only in her dog, Ka-san. And their brother, Blu, is propelled into increasingly insidious relationships by his flamboyant imagination and uncontainable need for love. Savagely funny, moving, and wise, Blu's Hanging cracks open the underside of paradise with consummate force; it will linger in your mind and infuse your dreams.

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