THE SOUL AJAR, A Love Story

From bestselling Hawaiian author, Kiana Davenport, comes 'The Soul Ajar,' a riveting political thriller and love story. Set primarily in contemporary Russia and the United States, here is a novel that brilliantly knits together four seemingly unconnected lives: Adam, a CIA intelligence operative who suffers from albinism, and searches for the Russian assassin who killed his mother, an act he witnessed as a child; Lily, a young Hawaiian-Chinese journalist who falls in love with him; Bazil, an Indian intelligence operative from Mumbai who befriends Adam; and Zahira, a beautiful Afghani girl mutilated by the Taliban. In this searing and multi-faceted novel, Davenport reveals the paths these characters travel as their lives become intertwined in a haunting and timeless story of the love that binds humans together, and the wars that continue to tear us apart.

~ Praise For Kiana Davenport's Novels ~

THE SPY LOVER

"A great love story written in beautiful prose. It's been a long time since I cried while reading a novel. Davenport is a brilliant writer." -- The Huffington Post

"Beautiful writing. A page-turner. I could not lay it down. It will likely become a classic like 'Cold Mountain.' " -- The Washington Times

"Davenport is ingenious. A powerful story of love and war. A novel you are unlikely to ever forget." -- Book Reporter

HOUSE OF MANY GODS

"A powerful and moving experience." -- The Washington Post

"A lush, ambitious novel that offers a fascinating glimpse into the beauty and contradictions of Native Hawaiian culture." -- Publisher's Weekly

"Davenport mines the depths of emotions. Readers who enjoy a Doctor Zhivago-like saga will appreciate the broad scope of this novel." -- Library Journal

SONG OF THE EXILE

"Deeply moving. She possesses the qualities all great writers have: deep compassion for their subjects. You can't read Kiana Davenport without being transformed." -- Alice Walker

"Incredible. Haunting. A powerful tale of love and loss." -- Booklist (Starred)

"What separates 'Song of the Exile' from popular novels is its intensity of feeling, its sensuous detail on every page, its dedication to a level of writing few bestsellers possess." -- Norman Mailer

SHARK DIALOGUES

"Great storytelling! An epic feminine saga. Davenport's prose is sharp and shining as a sword. Yet her sense of poetry and love of nature permeates each line."
-- Isabel Allende

"Torrid, yet intelligent. Compares with the fiction of Toni Morrison." -- Glamour

"A giant, image-fevered, luxuriant saga of a Hawaiian family...powerful, memorable, intoxicating." -- Kirkus Reviews.

~ Praise for Kiana Davenport's Prize-Winning Pacific Story Collections ~

HOUSE OF SKIN (VOL. I)

"Haunting, hypnotic and beautiful." "Astonishing writing!" "Magical and powerful stories about Hawaiians and the people of the Pacific." "Brilliant and scary."
-- Amazon Reader Reviews

CANNIBAL NIGHTS (VOL. II)

"Stunned by the power of these stories!" "She is a master tale-spinner." Great stories about obsession, loss and love." "Her stories are exotic, vivid, beautiful and intense. I am a huge fan!" "Extraordinary." -- Amazon Reader Reviews

OPIUM DREAMS (VOL. III)

"Hair-raisingly beautiful! I learned so much about the people of the Pacific Islands."
"Flawless, riveting writing! The dark side of Paradise." "Absolutely stunning stories about the Pacific." "Brilliant! Recommended to anyone who loves beautiful writing." "Brutally beautiful! Tales of tragedy and triumph. This is important literature for the 21st Century." -- Amazon Reader Reviews