Woman in the White Kimono (Johns Ana)(Paperback / softback)

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. 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.A book that is meant to be savoured and re-read Renita DSilva, author of The Forgotten Daughter. Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamuras prearranged marriage secures her familys 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 its learned Naoko carries the sailors child, shes cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. America, present day. Tori Kovač, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Toris 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.
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