Pam N. (pammykn) reviewed on 12/22/2007 + 68 more book reviews

12/21/07
TITLE/AUTHOR: SUNRISE ON KUSATSU HARBOR by Dan Maloney
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/2006/141 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand-Alone
TIME/PLACE: 1940's/Japan
CHARACTERS: Mieko & Tori
FIRST LINES: I have always loved my wife.

COMMENTS:
10/24 rec from author via bookcrossing. Mieko & Tori are in their early 20's when Hiroshima and Nagasaki are bombed. Their families perish and they are the lone survivors. Mieko is filled w/ outrage & anger and only wants revenge. He was working in Nagasaki when Hiroshima was bombed and left Nagasaki right before the bombing to return & search for his family in Hiroshima. Tori, survived Hiroshima by being protected in a cove at the harbor. When she finds all of her family & Mieko's are gone, she travels to Nagasaki to find him. She does not escape the bombing in Nagasaki and suffers serious burns leaving her disfigured. Mieko believes Tori is dead & eventually sets out to America to seek his revenge. Tori, is ever hopeful she will see Mieko again. She spends her time working in the hospitals w/ other bomb victims and spreading the word of forgiveness. An inspiring, tragic & heartwarming story.

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