The Japanese Lover
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B014I5DNII |
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| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An epic romance, swiftly told, featuring an infinite series of "what ifs?" * I was drawn to this book's provocative title because of three reasons: 1) I'm a Japanese-American who was born in Japan; 2) my extended family was touched by racial tensions during and after World War II, including incarceration in U.S. internment camps, and, 3) my wife is not Asian (she's Hispanic). Noting the aforementioned, I requested and was approved to receive an advance review co. "This is a beautifully heartbreaking story about life, love and mistakes." according to Under The Covers Book Blog. Reviewed by Francesca and posted at Under The Covers Book BlogTHE JAPANESE LOVER is a beautiful life story about two women. One at the end of her complicated life, and one at a crossroads in the middle where she has to overcome her past. Alma Belasco, originally from Polland, came to live with her aunt and uncle in the US when she was a little girl. They gave her a lavish life catering to. "One Novel to Fall in Love With" according to J.P. Cunningham. The Japanese Lover is a deftly-written story about romantic love that endures throughout lifetimes, showing that friendship and love can become more profound from a distance. Whether in heart or mind of Alma or her Japanese/American lover, absence can always in fact make the heart grow fonder. Instead of Alma’s marriage to Nathaniel “running out of gas”, it never seemed
As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, eventually learning about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly 70 years. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family's Japanese gardener. Irina Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled past, meets the elderly woman and her grandson, Seth, at San Francisco's charmingly eccentric Lark House nursing home. Written with the same attention to historical detail and keen understanding of her characters that Isabel Allende has been known for since her