Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet

a novel

308 pages

English language

Published Dec. 8, 2013 by Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks.

ISBN:
978-0-8041-7633-0
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OCLC Number:
959553472

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When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered in Seattle, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.

13 editions

An important perspective + love and loss

Love and loss. A clash of cultures. History and warfare. Generational turmoil. This is a thoughtful and sometime emotional read that really touched some open wounds in my life right now. The story is strong for 3/4 of the book, then weakens a bit towards the end, but I really enjoyed it.

Subjects

  • Fathers and sons
  • Fiction
  • Japanese Americans
  • Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
  • Widowers

Places

  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • United States
  • Washington (State)
  • Seattle