The story was beautifully told and an rollercoaster of anger, happiness, disbelief and ultimately, love and friendship

This book has dual storylines, but I loved that the author really let the historical story shine! Naoko’s story was the more interesting of the two, so I was glad that the author devoted more time to it and was able to really flesh it out. Discuss the meaning of Tori and Little Bird sharing the same name. How does this give Tori and Naoko closure? Timpul e o creatura incapatanata careia ii place sa te intarate. Cand esti fericit isi deschide aripile si zboara. Cand astepti. se taraste prin noroi gros, cu picioarele greoaie." The father-daughter relationship is an important theme in THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE KIMONO. How do think Noako and Tori’s stories would have differed if the mothers had been alive?

When I first met Hajime in Yokosuka, his eyes charmed me. They captured light and sparkled like water absorbing the sun. Y así, narrada entre estas dos líneas temporales, separadas en el tiempo y espacio, nos encontramos una emotiva novela que aborda la dureza del Japón de la posguerra desde un prisma muy humano. Listened to the podcast interview with the author and that unfortunately put me off as I didn't like her.

Ana Johns tells their story through two women, Tori Kova, the daughter of Hajmine who is dying when the story begins and Naoka Nakamura who knew the boy that became the man. The ground beneath my feet shifts, causing outward tremors in all directions. We stand on a cultural fault line, the fracture running miles deep, and the potential aftermath catastrophic. My intent may displace sides, but this baby connects us all like a bridge...”Timpul nu iartă pe nimeni. Nu-i pasă dacă suntem fericiți ori triști. Nu încetinește, nici nu se grăbește. E o creatura liniară, care călătorește într-o singură direcție, constant chiar și atunci când trece prin durere.”