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Fire Flowers
Fire Flowers | Ben Byrne
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August, 1945. Japan has been defeated in the Second World War. The country lies in ruins. Satsuko Takara and her teenage brother, Hiroshi, have lost their parents, and each other, during the firestorm that devastated Tokyo five months before. Hal Lynch, a haunted U.S. reconnaissance photographer, is now a photojournalist in Japan, where he stumbles upon a shocking story and is determined to bring it to light. And Osamu Maruki, a dissolute writer and once Satsukos beloved, has returned from the South Pacific a broken and changed man. As these characters stories spin out and converge, the war-torn streets of Tokyo come alive in this dazzlingly observed novel. Cinematic, brutal, yet beautiful, Fireflies powerfully portrays the shock, the struggles, and the difficult choices that arise from the destruction of war.
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andrew61
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Pulled from the bottom of a looming pile this was well worth the effort. As Japan reels from a nuclear bomb and blanket fire bombing of Tokyo the author tells the story of 4 individuals, a separated br +Sr, an American whi was part of the bomber crew now a reporter, and a returning Japanese soldier. All set in 45/46 this is a well told story that through the lives intertwining we learn of the impact of the dreadful events on the Japanese populace.

TrishB Sounds good 👍🏻 2y
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Lacythebookworm
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I finished up my 5 book backlog (I was halfway finished or more on all before the weekend) over the #biblioweekend. I'm so happy to be starting something new tonight!

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Gleefulreader Ooh! Love Europa Editions! 8y
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