{"product_id":"the-translation-of-love-lynne-kutsukake","title":"The Translation of Love - Lynne Kutsukake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the pulsing backdrop of post-war Tokyo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Translation of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the gripping and heartfelt story of a newly repatriated Japanese-Canadian girl who must help a classmate find her missing sister. A dazzling New Face of Fiction for 2016 that will appeal to readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Anita Shreve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirteen-year-old Aya Shimamura is released from a Canadian internment camp in 1946, still grieving the recent death of her mother, and repatriated to Japan with her embittered father. They arrive in a devastated Tokyo occupied by the Americans under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. Aya's English-language abilities are prized by the principal of her new school, but her status as the \"repat girl\" makes her a social pariah--until her seatmate, a fierce, willful girl named Fumi Tanaka, decides that Aya might be able to help her find her missing older sister. Beautiful Sumiko has disappeared into the seedy back alleys of the Ginza. Fumi has heard that General MacArthur sometimes assists Japanese citizens in need, and she enlists Aya to compose a letter in English asking him for help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorporal Matt Matsumoto is a Japanese-American working for the Occupation forces, and it's his overwhelming job to translate thousands of letters for the General. He is entrusted with the safe delivery of Fumi's letter; but Fumi, desperate for answers, takes matters into her own hands, venturing into the Ginza with Aya in tow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold through rich, interlocking storylines, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Translation of Love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003emines a turbulent period to show how war irrevocably shapes the lives of both the occupied and the occupiers, and how the poignant spark of resilience, friendship and love transcends cultures and borders to stunning effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSED BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e315 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published April 5, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43306977394782,"sku":"978034809377","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/25893533.jpg?v=1789093262","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/the-translation-of-love-lynne-kutsukake","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}