My Rating: 4.8
In 1940's Japan, Nori has been abandoned with her Grandparents who have banished her to the attic. She has daily chemical baths to lighten her skin she is the offspring of her mother, a Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover. She is a stain on their Japanese pedigree. Nori is a sweet compliant child who only seeks to please. When her half-brother Akira comes to her grandparent's estate, it changes her life forever.
This was a beautiful heart-wrenching novel of the ties that bind you and the ache to be free. Both Nori and Akira stayed with me long after I finished the last page. An incredible first novel and I can't wait to read more by this author.
Great review, I am intrigued.
ReplyDeleteI think you would appreciate this book! ♥
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