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The Japanese Lover
Isabel Allende
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Description for The Japanese Lover
Paperback. From international literary phenomenon Isabel Allende: an exquisite multi-generational love story that sweeps from WWII to present-day San Francisco. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 278. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted, multigenerational love story. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco's parents send her overseas to live with an aunt and uncle in their opulent San Francisco mansion. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family's Japanese gardener, and between them a tender love blossoms, but following Pearl Harbor the two are cruelly pulled apart. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love ... Read more
From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted, multigenerational love story. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco's parents send her overseas to live with an aunt and uncle in their opulent San Francisco mansion. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family's Japanese gardener, and between them a tender love blossoms, but following Pearl Harbor the two are cruelly pulled apart. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471152191
SKU
KKD0007766
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Isabel Allende
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, Daughter of Fortune, Paula, and My Invented Country. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. She lives in California. www.isabelallende.com
Reviews for The Japanese Lover
`A magical and sweeping tale . . . remarkable . . . heartbreaking'
Publishers Weekly on The Japanese Lover
`Lush storytelling, with a liberal dusting of South American magical realism and a multigenerational narrative sweep . . . The Japanese Lover has all the ingredients of classic Allende: love, secrecy, fate; stories within stories; the arc of history; ... Read more
Publishers Weekly on The Japanese Lover
`Lush storytelling, with a liberal dusting of South American magical realism and a multigenerational narrative sweep . . . The Japanese Lover has all the ingredients of classic Allende: love, secrecy, fate; stories within stories; the arc of history; ... Read more