OMAMORI Author: Richard McGill
	Book Information Publisher: Bantam Book Type: Paperback Rating: 5 ISBN-13: 9780553273007 - ISBN-10: 0553273000 Publication Date: 7/1/1988 Pages: 759

In 1871 Andrew Napier and Fujio Hosokawa found a large silk textile mill in Nagasaki. Two generations later, Douglas Napier and Tadashi Hosokawa are not only Harvard classmates but the closest of friends. The story unfolds in 1936 as love is growing between Douglas's son, Max, and Tadashi's daughter, Shizuea union verboten because of the mixture of blood. Forbidden love, however, did not stop Douglas, who in his youth fathered a child by a Japanese noblewoman. In this exceptional novel, the author shows great insight into the Japanese and their obsession with honor and tradition. The characters are well drawn and memorable, and the smooth narrative vividly captures the world tensions leading up to World War II, which tears the fabric binding these two families together.