Armine Von Tempski Book order

1929. Maui writer Armine von Tempski, who died almost a half-century ago, is one of Hawaii's enduring literary legends. She spent her childhood years on the family ranch in Haleakala with her Polish-American father and English mother. Her books reveal the daily life and customs on Hawaii with a colorful prose that captures the beauty of the spectacular tropics. Fire is a story of love transcendent and terrible, of the forsaking of old gods and the finding of new. It is a story of conflict between two men who love the same woman-a battle fought on bare mountain tops, in brilliant drawing-rooms and at an unforgettable climax on the polo field. An infinitely difficult and dramatic situation, lived through to a defeat that is victory and a victory that is defeat, makes a story that challenges every reader's love of thoroughbred courage. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

One of the favorite books of old Hawaii, Born in Paradise is the first volume of the autobiography of Maui native Armine von Tempski. Throughout her youth, hers was a world of green pastures and roving herds, of hoofs and spurs and laughter. With great zest and charm, von Tempski vividly depicts the lavish and wild pattern of island life in the early years of the twentieth century. It is this breathtaking world which leaps into dazzling reality in the magic pages of her own life story.