Lillianhowan - Lillian Howan

Dogs Strolling on the Island of Taha’a

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Welcome readers!

A special welcome to travelers on the Magic Realism Blog Hop!

I’m the author of The Charm Buyers (University of Hawai’i Press 2017), a novel of love and magic, loss and renewal, set in Tahiti. I spent my early childhood in Tahiti and have returned several times since. Tahiti and the South Pacific is the home of my extended family and the final resting place of my mother and father.

In the islands, many cultures and realities coexist. What is magic to some, is reality for others. Magical realism becomes realistic magic. 

Feel free to peruse the photos here. (You may have to click on “Home” at the top of the page.)

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the uninhabited Îles Maria, Australes Islands

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Tureia

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Plumeria, Manoa Valley

photo courtesy of Chantal Howan

island of Ahe

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Mo'orea

photo: Bruno Leou-on

Sidewalk Koi on Ivy St.