Divine Wind
Disher, Garry
ISBN 10: 0439369150 ISBN 13: 9780439369152
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books, 2002
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Synopsis:
Like "Snow Falling on Cedars," a beautifully written and deeply moving love story set against the racial tensions of a small Australian pearl-diving town on the eve of World War II.
In 1946, in the northern Australian fishing town of Broome, Hartley Penrose remembers.
He thinks of his parents -- his silent English mother and bluff Australian father. He thinks of the storm that tore open his leg, and his sister Alice, whose exuberance and strength brought him out of despair. He thinks of the racism and hatred that roiled Broome in the days before World War II, the unwarranted suspicions of the native Japanese that pulled the town apart. Most of all, he thinks of Mitsy Sennosuke, the warm and beautiful girl next door, the girl he loved, the one he betrayed.
Five years earlier, everything came together for the most wrenching and unforgettable year of Hart's life. And now Mitsy is returning...
In 1946, in the northern Australian fishing town of Broome, Hartley Penrose remembers.
He thinks of his parents -- his silent English mother and bluff Australian father. He thinks of the storm that tore open his leg, and his sister Alice, whose exuberance and strength brought him out of despair. He thinks of the racism and hatred that roiled Broome in the days before World War II, the unwarranted suspicions of the native Japanese that pulled the town apart. Most of all, he thinks of Mitsy Sennosuke, the warm and beautiful girl next door, the girl he loved, the one he betrayed.
Five years earlier, everything came together for the most wrenching and unforgettable year of Hart's life. And now Mitsy is returning...
Book Description: In the pearling town of Broome, Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, a young boy falls in love with a Japanese girl.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Divine Wind
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good