Paradise Lost is about growing up on Kauai and the challenges author Kyle Swigart faced as an adolescent with his parents separating and being raised in a prominently non-white population. He used those challenges to succeed in life and became a better person. Swigart believes his unique perspective on how he dealt with challenges and turned them into positives will be something readers will be interested in. When people envision Hawaii, they think of palm trees and margaritas on the beach, but Swigart shows a different side that not many people have seen.