Born in Paradise [Paperback]

Armine Von Tempski (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Ox Bow Pr; First Edition edition (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091802434X
• ISBN-13: 978-0918024343
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #573,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book, July 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Born in Paradise (Library Binding)

This is the author's own story of growing up on a cattle ranch on the island of Maui, Hawaii about 1900. Her descriptions of the exotic landscape and culture and her obvious joy in living this type of free outdoor life made me feel that I had lived there with her. I didn't want the book to end, so I read several of the author's other books. They are also very enjoyable, but I like this one the best, because it is a true story.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Life of A Girl Growing Up In Maui, August 3, 2001

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CECELIA PATINO (LAKEWOOD, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born in Paradise (Library Binding)

This book was purchased by me on a recent trip to Maui. I bought it in a museum gift shop in Lahaina. I was instantly transported back to Paradise--Maui. This is the story of a young girl being raised on Maui in the days of paniolos(Hawaiian cowboys),horses and cattle. She invites us to share in her adventures being the eldest daughter of a cattle ranch manager.

Armine shares her trials, joys and sorrows of growing up in Maui. Encouraged by her loving father, she was taught strive to do her best and to take some risks in life.

Many of the places she writes about are places that still interest many of us now. She brings to life a Maui that is far different now.

A good book for all ages. Enjoy!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Born in Paradise, April 5, 2003

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Lanette (Dimondale, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born in Paradise (Paperback)

If you are a lover of all things Hawaii, know that this book is for you. Although this autobiography was written by a European after our dubious disturbance in these islands, Armine captures the feel, the smell, the magic, and the beauty of Hawaii in the early 1900s. Raised by a father with a great sense of adventure and love of his daughter and Hawaii, Armine lives a charmed existence and details it beautifully for us to escape to. If you have been to Maui, you will particularly love to read it with a map or memories in hand, to even better picture what she paints on the canvas of her book.