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The Woman in the White Kimono
The Woman in the White Kimono | Ana Johns
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Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them. Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamuras prearranged marriage to the son of her fathers business associate would secure her familys status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another manan American sailor, a gaijinand to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When its learned Naoko carries the sailors child, shes cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. America, present day. Tori Kovac, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelationone that calls into question everything she understood about him, her family and herself. Setting out to learn the truth behind the letter, Toris journey leads her halfway around the world to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. In breathtaking prose and inspired by true stories from a devastating and little-known era in Japanese and American history, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.
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AyaOfSiwa
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Beautiful but heart wrenching story.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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Cinfhen
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Glad I stayed with this book. Told in #DualTimeLines 1957 Japan & present day USA, we meet two young women, Naoko & Tori and the man who binds them by love and a secret. Fascinating piece of history too. Emotional. Wasn‘t a fan of the audio narration. #Booked2023

TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 13mo
Cinfhen So sad @TrishB and that maternity home 🤬 13mo
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Sharpeipup
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Which cover do you prefer?
#coverchoice

wanderinglynn I like the one on the right because it shows the white kimono and I like the background. 2y
Gissy Both cover are beautiful but I think the woman walking in that bridge, forward, could means so many things! 👘 ❤️ 2y
Susanita I prefer the one on the right with the complementary colors, though the more monochromatic cover is also pretty. 2y
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Kboltz
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I loved this book! Did not know this particular part of Japanese/American history. Naoko falls in love with with an American sailor. Because of their differences in their cultures during the 1950s they are kept apart but surely the birth of a baby should make this boundary ok? 10,000 babies! Read the history notes at the end. Tear jerker alert!

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Ast_Arslan
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 6th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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kellock
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😭 it's been a long time since a book made me cry. What a beautiful but heart wrenching story. For once I was happy with an ending, despite leaving the reader with some questions.

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kellock
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I joined a book group group on Facebook. Someone talked about this. I got it for 99p on kindle. I've now done this 6 times since joining 🤦‍♀️ I definitely suffer from book FOMO and clearly have no patience!!

TrishB I enjoyed this one 👍🏻 3y
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TrishB
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Beautifully written sad story. Bad things wrapped up as tradition. Thought it was going to be a soppy love story at one point, but it definitely wasn‘t.
The ending was sad, but realistic.
#colourinthetitle #booked2021

TrishB I had no idea the US occupied Japan until 1952 after the war!! Got lost down one of those Googley holes ( @rockpools 👍🏻) reading about that too. 3y
rockpools @TrishB I didn‘t know that either! Feel like I should have. 3y
TrishB @rockpools yes I definitely felt historically deficient! 3y
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Cinfhen I didn‘t know that either!!!!! #LiveAndLearn 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen that makes me feel slightly better about it! 3y
Cinfhen Only slightly 😂😉😘 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen 😂😂 3y
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BookBelle84
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I really enjoyed this. A lovely yet sad story. The author did a great job with the beautiful setting in Japan.

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Night_Reader
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5/5 🌟❤️

Such a beautiful, beautiful book!! I can't believe I've only come across this book now. It's just perfect - from start to finish. So beautifully written. The ending totally broke my heart. I cried so much. ❤️❤️

TrishB Good to hear, have this one on my kindle. 4y
Night_Reader @TrishB Hope you'll love it as much as I did...beautiful book! 4y
Kboltz I loved this! Cried, but loved it! 3y
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Night_Reader
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This book has so many beautiful lines.

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LittleRedReadingHood
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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la_rose_noire
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"A life with love is happy. A life for love is foolish. A life of if only is unbearable. In my seventy-eight years, I have had all three." #thewomaninthewhitekimono #japanese #currentlyreading

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GerardtheBookworm
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A historical tearjerker. Set in late 50's Japan, seventeen year old Naoko falls in love with an American sailor but is forbidden to marry him due their xenophobic ideology. Sadly parting from him, Naoko finds herself pregnant and agrees to an arranged marriage. Cut to several decades later and the American's daughter Tori is searching for her father's lost love and discovers secrets that are highly restricted to traditions, honor and culture.

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hes7
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“Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.”

I‘m giving away a copy of this book over on the blog: http://bit.ly/2RhGKhF (US only; ends 6/19) #giveaway

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oddandbookish
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This was such a heartbreaking read! It was sad, yet beautifully written.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/review-the-woman-in-the-white-kim...

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hes7
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#BookMail

“Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.”

Michellekidwell Sounds interesting 5y
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