New Find

I got a pleasant box of goodies from Amazon.com yesterday and it was very timely. I grabbed "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford and spent a nice evening and most of today reading a wonderful story of an unpleasant time in America's history. The interment of the Japanese during WWII. A young Henry meets Keiko at the all white school they both have won scholarships to in Seattle. He's of Chinese descent and she's American born but of Japanese descent. Not a good mix if you're from China which Henry's father was and he's always badmouthing the Japanese. A friendship is forged and then the interment takes place. Promises are made and letters are exchanged but eventually disappear. Almost felt like I was reading a Nicolas Sparks novel. I will be watching for more from this author.