spine bow. cover rub marks and scratches. minor edge and corner wear. minor page corner wear. no marks on text.

2012 Platypress paperback. 351 pages. 9" x 6".

The war changed everything for Fukiko Ohara, daughter of a Hiroshima eye doctor and musically talented mother. Sent to a rural farm to avoid conscription in a war-time munitions factory, Fukiko's life is spared, but she is orphaned and destitute. Over her objections, a marriage is arranged with a neighboring widower. Escaping the marriage, Fukiko flies to Tokyo to begin her extraordinary journey to a new life in post-war Japan.