Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford (See All Contributors)

Hardcover, 304 pages

Random House Publishing Group
January 27, 2009

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About this edition:

ISBN13: 9780345505330

ISBN: 0345505336

BINC: 9690173

About the book:

Description: Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, the times and places are brought [stirringly] to life (Jim Tomlinson, author of "Things Kept, Things Left Behind").

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Author: Jamie Ford

Borders Review:
One of the year's early gems, Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a beautiful novel about the friendship and budding innocent romance between a 12-year-old Chinese American boy and a Japanese American girl in Seattle during World War II. After the Japanese internment tears the two apart, along with so many others in their lives and communities, the book follows Henry into adulthood and weaves a compelling narrative of prejudice, love, hope, and the challenge of a boy learning to understand his father's nationalistic complexities. Gorgeously written and ringing with emotion, it's a remarkable debut and a stirring celebration of life in all its sorrow and joy.

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