Laurie M. (reading-galore) - , reviewed on 8/26/2019 + 115 more book reviews

This was an interesting autobiography about the author's German family trying to travel from the U.S. to Germany via Hawaii, Japan, and Russia during the beginnings of WWII. They become stranded in Japan unable to return either to the U.S. or Germany. I feel very conflicted about this story. The author was a child at the time and sheltered by her parents from an in depth knowledge of the war so it lacks some of the depth that an adult's experience would bring to the story. I also felt that the story extended too far beyond the end of the war although it was interesting to know what happened to all of them later. However, there are wonderful family photos sprinkled liberally throughout and the story for the most part was pretty light reading. It provided an unusual perspective of Japan during the war so was worth the read.

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