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Rosemary I. Patterson, Ph.D.
Author of Historical and Adventure Novels
Books by Rosemary I. Patterson
Adventure Novels/Literary Histories
Journey Great Barrier Reef about Australian and Aborigine history. The screenplay adaptation of this novel was a winner in the 2003 Telluride Indiefest and the 2003 Key West Indiefest Screenplay Contests.
Mission Muroroa about Tahitian and Marquesan history and French nuclear testing on the Muroroa atoll. Part Tahitian.
Kula Keiki Ali'i (Chief's Children's School) about Hawaii history and the children who would become the monarchs of Hawaii.
Kuhina Nui (Prime Minister) about King Kamehameha's favorite wife Ka'ahumanu. Kapeka, a bag lady from Kuhio Beach, takes two Hawaiians back in the past.
Period/Romance Novels
Aloha and Mai Tais about 1930s Honolulu and Hawaii music. This novel was given a five-star rating by Midwest Book Review in September, 2002, which said that "it was the next best thing to going to Hawaii in a time machine."
An End To Innocence about 1960's Hawaii as a small town Hilo girl finds heartbreak and then love with a handsome Marine, a time-shares salesman, a gorgeous activist, and finally a university professor.
Kuliano about 1920s Kauai and Oahu as a young orphan is taken from Kauai to be raised by a wealthy prince as an example of upper mobility in the new U.S. Territory of Hawaii.
Humorous/Romance Novels
The Wager: A Novel about Dog Parks, Seniors and Gambling for Love Later in Life.
Alias the Tank, the nickname for the Access Mobility Wheelchair System, is about an uptight psychotherapist who falls in love with a wealthy, handicapped businessman as they battle his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Synergy about romantic confusion in Orange County, California, as a commitment-phobic folksinger contracts with a career-obsessed real estate tycoon to produce a child.
Ordering Information
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Rosemary is now an associate (Educational and Home Tutoring Consultation) with Catherine Patterson-Sterling, M.A., R.C.C., Consulting and Counselling. Rosemary and Catherine are also collaborating on a book for parents entitled Is This Your Child? A Parent's Guide To Coping With Disability and Learning Problems.
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Updated: April 10, 2008