The Japanese Lover (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Softcover

Allende, Isabel

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9781594138973: The Japanese Lover (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)

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ISBN 10: 1594138974 ISBN 13: 9781594138973

Publisher: Large Print Pr, 2016

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From "New York Times" bestselling author Isabel Allende, a magical and sweeping ("Publishers Weekly," starred review) love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during World War II.
In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion 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. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart as Ichimei and his family like thousands of other Japanese Americans are declared enemies and forcibly relocated to internment camps run by the United States government. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love that they are forever forced to hide from the world.
Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. 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. 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 seventy years.
Sweeping through time and spanning generations and continents, "The Japanese Lover" is written with the same keen understanding of her characters that Isabel Allende has been known for since her landmark first novel "The House of the Spirits." "The Japanese Lover" is a moving tribute to the constancy of the human heart in a world of unceasing change."

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Review:

"Spectacular...An absorbing and distinguished work...The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America."--Alexander Coleman "New York Times Book Review "

"The only cause The House of the Spirits embraces is that of humanity, and it does so with such passion, humor, and wisdom that in the end it transcends politics...The result is a novel of force and charm, spaciousness and vigor."--Jonathan Yardley "The Washington Post "

Irinais a young Moldavian immigrant with a troubled past. She works at an assistedliving home where she meets Alma, a Holocaust survivor. Alma falls in love withIchi, a young Japanese gardener, who survived Topaz, the Japanese internmentcamp. Despite man's inhumanity to man, love, art and beauty can exist, asevidenced in their beautiful love story. --Ellen Firer (Librarian)"

Praise for "New York Times "Bestselling Author,
Isabel Allende
Spectacular An absorbing and distinguished work The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America. --Alexander Coleman "New York Times Book Review ""

The only cause The House of the Spirits embraces is that of humanity, and it does so with such passion, humor, and wisdom that in the end it transcends politics The result is a novel of force and charm, spaciousness and vigor. --Jonathan Yardley "The Washington Post ""

Irina is a young Moldavian immigrant with a troubled past. She works at an assisted living home where she meets Alma, a Holocaust survivor. Alma falls in love with Ichi, a young Japanese gardener, who survived Topaz, the Japanese internment camp. Despite man's inhumanity to man, love, art and beauty can exist, as evidenced in their beautiful love story. --Ellen Firer, Librarian"

About the Author:

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna, Stories of Eva Luna, Of Love and Shadows, Paula, and The Japanese Lover. Her latest novel is In the Midst of Winter. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. She lives in California. Her website is IsabelAllende.com.

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