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The woman in the white kimono : a novel / Ana Johns.
Summary:
Japan, 1957. 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. When it's learned Naoko carries the sailor's child, she's cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. America, present day. Tori Kovac, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation--one that calls into question everything she understood about him, her family and herself. Setting out to learn the truth behind the letter, Tori's journey leads her halfway around the world to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778309260 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 341 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Park Row Books, [2019]
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- Subject:
- Women > Japan > Fiction.
Arranged marriage > Fiction.
Unmarried mothers > Fiction.
Exile (Punishment) > Fiction.
Racially mixed children > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Shame > Fiction.
Redemption > Fiction.
Village communities > Fiction.
Japan > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Japan > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Russell and District Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Russell Library | AF JOH (Text) | 36730000075697 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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"Cinematic, deeply moving, and beautifully written." --Carol Mason, author of After You Left
Inspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.
Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamuraâs prearranged marriage secures her familyâs status in their traditional Japanese community. However, Naoko has fallen for an American sailor, and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When itâs learned Naoko carries the sailorâs child, sheâs cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations.Â
America, present day. Tori Kovac finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori's journey leads her to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. In breathtaking prose, The Woman in the White Kimono shows how two women, decades apart, are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.