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The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
4.0
I'm not usually a fan of historical fiction, it's not a genre I'm often drawn to, but I loved this book
This is a story of secrets, family, and tragedy. It follows Naoko, a 17 year old girl in 1950s Japan who falls in love with a white American and Tori, an American taking care of her sick father in the present day
As both narratives progress we begin to learn how they weave together, and that all isn't as Tori believed it to be. I really enjoyed the dual perspective and the two narratives were weaved together beautifully and effortlessly
I loved this book, it has a special place in my heart. I love reading about Japan and Japanese characters, and the subject matter and authors note at the end added such depth to the setting
I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction, but also to people who enjoy general literary fiction and contemporaries. It was fantastically written and I was captivated from the prologue
* This book was sent to me by Netgalley and Legend Press in exchange for an honest review *
This is a story of secrets, family, and tragedy. It follows Naoko, a 17 year old girl in 1950s Japan who falls in love with a white American and Tori, an American taking care of her sick father in the present day
As both narratives progress we begin to learn how they weave together, and that all isn't as Tori believed it to be. I really enjoyed the dual perspective and the two narratives were weaved together beautifully and effortlessly
I loved this book, it has a special place in my heart. I love reading about Japan and Japanese characters, and the subject matter and authors note at the end added such depth to the setting
I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction, but also to people who enjoy general literary fiction and contemporaries. It was fantastically written and I was captivated from the prologue
* This book was sent to me by Netgalley and Legend Press in exchange for an honest review *