Book
The Japanese lover : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 1501116975
- ISBN: 9781501116971
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Physical Description:
321 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published as El Amante Japonés in 2015 in Spain by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U."--Title page verso. |
| Summary, etc.: | 1939. As Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, Alma Belasco's parents send her to live with an aunt and uncle in San Francisco. 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. A love affair begins to blossom.-- until the two are pulled apart following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Decades later Irina Bazili, a care worker, meets Alma's grandson, Seth, as he visits at a San Francisco nursing home. Intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, they eventually learning about Ichimei and a secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years. |
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| Subject: | San Francisco (Calif.) Fiction Family secrets Fiction Japanese Americans Fiction World War, 1939-1945 Fiction Love in old age Fiction Older women Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. |
Available copies
- 53 of 55 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 55 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Southbury Public Library | ALLENDE (Text) | 34019134110618 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
