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The book goes back and forth between the present time in the United States to Japan in the 1950's, where the main character, Naoko Nakamura, falls in love with a "gaijin" (an American) sailor. Though I found some parts of the book to be a bit predictable, I really liked the way that Ana Johns ended the story.
Very good indeed -a moving story well written, enough tension to keep you turning the pages and just the right length. I felt Ana Johns used the dual time frame structure to join story lines together in a very clever and creative manner. Naoko Nakamura’s arranged marriage to the son of a friend of her father’s is important to reinforce the status of her family in the community; however, Naoko loves another. The story is familiar to many readers, but Ana Johns wrote this story with such passion but not “sappy”.
poate ar trebui ca aceste cărți să ajungă la cât mai mulți oameni pentru a evita perpetuarea unor asemenea orori. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura’s prearranged marriage to the son of her father’s business associate would secure her family’s status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man—an American sailor, a gaijin—and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura's prearranged marriage to the son of her father's business associate would secure her family's status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man - an American sailor, a gaijin - and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family.
I loved the story, it was sad but uplifting, and it felt real with some simple but powerful messages and quotes throughout, which made this book very special. It was a hot topic in those days and the prohibition of American men marrying Japanese women as part of this Eugenic Law was a subject on everyone’s lips, including the press, teachers, and social activists.
It was made worse as the plot is based on a true situation; the evidence was unearthed through court records. When her family discovers she’s pregnant the story takes on a much more serious tone, disentangling a plot that is truly shocking. After her dad passes away she sells his beloved Cadillac and takes a journey to Japan to find out the truth. I loved Tori’s investigative journalist mind, and her clear adoration for the father she is no longer certain she knew. Her expertly crafted tale mesmerized and gutted me while essentially holding me transfixed to my Kindle from start to finish.
She has created a lie with more than feet; it has sprouted scandalous wings and flown beyond my forgiving reach. Atât coperta deosebită cât și subiectul propus sunt elemente care „strigă” după atenție și singura șansă de scăpare este să o citești. For me the character of the American daughter (Tori Kovac) only emerged as the story unfolded whereas I felt a clearer sense of the Japanese woman Naoko from the start.It’s one thing to read a work of fiction that details these things, but to learn they actually happened? Listened to the podcast interview with the author and that unfortunately put me off as I didn't like her.
La lectura no es solo amena y atrapante, sino que si realmente hace que te sientas una fuerte atracción por el mundo oriental y todo lo que lo rodea, disfrutando de un sinfín de detalles y curiosidades sobre Japón, un mundo simbólico se abre de par en par, repleto de tradiciones y rituales.
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