{"product_id":"the-japanese-lover-paperback","title":"The Japanese Lover - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Allende\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Isabel Allende, \"a magical and sweeping\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco's parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family's Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart as Ichimei and his family--like thousands of other Japanese Americans--are declared enemies and forcibly relocated to internment camps run by the United States government. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love that they are forever forced to hide from the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. Irina Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled past, meets the elderly woman and her grandson, Seth, at San Francisco's charmingly eccentric Lark House nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, eventually learning about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sweeping through time and spanning generations and continents, \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Lover\u003c\/i\u003e is written with the same keen understanding of her characters that Isabel Allende has been known for since her landmark first novel \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Lover\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tribute to the constancy of the human heart in a world of unceasing change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOf Love and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEva Luna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Eva Luna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaula\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Lover\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 77 million copies worldwide. She is the receipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and she divides her time between California and Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022059467053,"sku":"9781501116995","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-japanese-lover-paperback-8207423.webp?v=1777437248","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-japanese-lover-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}