This book was very well written and it was hard not think that you were there with her. She writes very candidly and vividly when recalling these experiences that happened 50 years ago. I found it hard to put down and read the entire book in three days. Of course, I had to work a couple days so that cut into my reading time. All in all, this is a great freshmen effort and I can't wait for the next installment. It felt like there should be a next chapter to the amazing life. Thanks for the chance to read a private part of your life, Rita!

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Interesting book. Very strange tale. I have no doubt of the nature of the the treatment that the Imperial Japanese Military inflicted on occupied islands. This is the first time I have ever heard them described as generous, polite, and honorable. I wonder if this is told through the eyes of a child or a collaborator. I would really like to read the story as told by someone else who was in the camps at the time.

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