Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet
(CD Unabridged)
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Contributors:
Published:
Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape, [2009].
Format:
CD Unabridged
Edition:
Library ed.
Physical Desc:
9 audio discs (approximately 73 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure:
850L
Status:
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ' 'An impressive, bitter, and sweet debut that explores the age-old conflicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle era during World War II, and the depths and longing of deep-heart love.''Lisa See
In 1986, Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has discovered the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps during World War II. As the owner displays and unfurls a Japanese parasol, Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl from his childhood in the 1940s'Keiko Okabe, with whom he forged a bond of friendship and innocent love that transcended the prejudices of their Old World ancestors. After Keiko and her family were evacuated to the internment camps, she and Henry could only hope that their promise to each other would be kept. Now, forty years later, Henry explores the hotel's basement for the Okabe family's belongings and for a long-lost object whose value he cannot even begin to measure. His search will take him on a journey to revisit the sacrifices he has made for family, for love, for country.
Praise for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
'A tender and satisfying novel set in a time and a place lost forever, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet gives us a glimpse of the damage that is caused by war'not the sweeping damage of the battlefield but the cold, cruel damage to the hearts and humanity of individual people. This is a beautifully written book that will make you think. And, more important, it will make you feel.''Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
'Mesmerizing and evocative, a tale of conflicted loyalties and timeless devotion.''Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants
'A wartime-era Chinese-Japanese variation on Romeo and Juliet . . . The period detail [is] so revealing and so well rendered.''The Seattle Times
'A poignant story that transports the reader back in time . . . a satisfying and heart-wrenching tale.''Deseret Morning News
'A lovely combination of romantic coincidence, historic detail and realism that is smooth and highly readable . . . Ford does wonderful work in re-creating prewar Seattle.''The Oregonian
In 1986, Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has discovered the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps during World War II. As the owner displays and unfurls a Japanese parasol, Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl from his childhood in the 1940s'Keiko Okabe, with whom he forged a bond of friendship and innocent love that transcended the prejudices of their Old World ancestors. After Keiko and her family were evacuated to the internment camps, she and Henry could only hope that their promise to each other would be kept. Now, forty years later, Henry explores the hotel's basement for the Okabe family's belongings and for a long-lost object whose value he cannot even begin to measure. His search will take him on a journey to revisit the sacrifices he has made for family, for love, for country.
Praise for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
'A tender and satisfying novel set in a time and a place lost forever, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet gives us a glimpse of the damage that is caused by war'not the sweeping damage of the battlefield but the cold, cruel damage to the hearts and humanity of individual people. This is a beautifully written book that will make you think. And, more important, it will make you feel.''Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
'Mesmerizing and evocative, a tale of conflicted loyalties and timeless devotion.''Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants
'A wartime-era Chinese-Japanese variation on Romeo and Juliet . . . The period detail [is] so revealing and so well rendered.''The Seattle Times
'A poignant story that transports the reader back in time . . . a satisfying and heart-wrenching tale.''Deseret Morning News
'A lovely combination of romantic coincidence, historic detail and realism that is smooth and highly readable . . . Ford does wonderful work in re-creating prewar Seattle.''The Oregonian
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Cable Audiobooks
Audio CD FOR (9 CDs)
Available
Sep 2, 2023
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781415962091, 141596209X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 15 Points
Level 5.7, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
850
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Feodor Chin.
Description
Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle' Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has made an incredible discovery, the belongings of Japanese families, left when they were rounded up and sent to internment camps during World War II. As Henry looks on, the owner opens a Japanese parasol.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Ford, J., & Chin, F. (2009). Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet. Library ed. Westminster, Md., Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ford, Jamie and Feodor. Chin. 2009. Hotel On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Westminster, Md., Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ford, Jamie and Feodor. Chin, Hotel On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Westminster, Md., Books on Tape, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ford, Jamie. and Feodor Chin. Hotel On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Library ed. Westminster, Md., Books on Tape, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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