Fire Flowers

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Synopsis
In this &“promising literary debut,&” three Japanese citizens and one American reporter rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Japan&’s WWII surrender (The Independent). Japan, 1945. The country has just surrendered to the Allied forces after suffering the devastation of nuclear warfare. Satsuko Takara and her teenage brother, Hiroshi, have lost both their parents, and each other, during the firestorm that devastated Tokyo five months before. Documenting the destruction of the war is Hal Lynch, a haunted US photojournalist, who stumbles upon a shocking story and is determined to bring it to light. And Osamu Maruki, a dissolute writer and once Satsuko&’s lover, has returned from the South Pacific a broken and changed man. The war-torn streets of Tokyo come alive in this dazzlingly observed debut novel as the lives of these former enemies come together. Fire Flowers powerfully portrays the shock, the struggles, and the difficult choices that arise from the destruction of war. &“An impressive and nuanced account of a dark moment in history.&” —The Independent
Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
368 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781609452582
Related ISBNs:
9781609452483
Publisher:
Europa Editions
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ben Byrne
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Reading Age:
12 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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