But through the child's eye-view we see a knowingness and resilience which is integral to the girls' survival. Their father, a Vietnam veteran, moves in and out of terrifying bouts of madness, whilst their mother sinks further and further into despondency. Their backyard is their universe and their prison, a place where they perform ritualistic childhood games but also witness in their peripheral vision the brutal interjections of the adult world. Set during two summers in the mid-60s, HULA is narrated by the younger of two sisters. Lisa Sheas award-winning first novel immediately established her as an all-important American talent and made her a 1 regional best-selling author. But through the child's eye-view we see a knowingness and resilience which is integral to the girls'. Told over the course of two hot Virginia summers, Hula presents a childs-eye view of a family drama played out to a chilling clima Among the bushes and brambles, it offers places to hide from the rages of their war-scarred father, places that also become secret gardens of the imagination. Among the bushes and brambles, it offers places to hide from the rages of their war-scarred father, places that also become secret gardens of the imagination. Their backyard is their universe and their prison, a place where they perform ritualistic childhood games but also witness in their peripheral vision the brutal interjections of the adult world. Rating details 391 ratings 59 reviews For two young girls in the 1960s, the family backyard is both playground and prison. Set during two summers in the mid-60s, HULA is narrated by the younger of two sisters.
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