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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Uncorrected Proof
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject
- Families
- Modified Item
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780143128250
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143128256
ISBN-13
9780143128250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211276122
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dictionary of Mutual Understanding : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
War & Military, Contemporary Women, Sagas, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-006931
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
Praise for A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding "A fully drawn portrait of a city and a life, this novel will hold appeal for history buffs, lovers of literary fiction, and readers of high-drama romance." - Kirkus Reviews "I loved this book. I don't often say that much anymore, but this one had me rapt. I read it on an airplane, and when I looked up weeping from the last several pages, my husband, alarmed, said, "What's the matter?" And I said, "This book is so beautiful." And it is. This is a mesmerizing, heart-wrenching story of love and regret, but ultimately, and most assuredly, the healing generosity of hope; I couldn't put it down. Lovely . . . an exceptional tale of a family in crisis whose lives are shattered by the bombing of Nagasaki. At once intimate and sweeping, profoundly subtle and yet remarkably affecting, the story reminds the reader that public catastrophe interrupts myriad smaller, but no less devastating, private troubles, magnifying their consequences and obstructing their resolution." --Robin Oliveira, New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter "Extraordinary...Like Snow Falling on Cedars and The Reader , here is one of those rare life opportunities to look again at ourselves, and forgive our shameful past, achieved with striking style, an unflinching eye and through a clever narrative. Brava Jackie Copleton. I cannot wait to read your next novel." --Mary-Rose MacColl, author of In Falling Snow "Iojima, Nagasaki--names of places known from war. Jackie Copleton's debut novel delivers an impassioned story of family, loyalty and love that allows us, as she writes, 'to appreciate the human foundations' of these historic locations. It is through such intimate stories of people who have lived through war do we begin to understand the vulnerability of survival and the real meaning of peace. Following the surprising turns revealed in one woman's remembrances--a memory made selective by loss and frailty--this story took me on an unexpected journey through Japan in a rarely examined era, and I closed its cover satisfied to learn it had led me to an elevated mutual understanding of our difficult global history." --Eugenia Kim, author of The Calligrapher's Daughter "Copleton aptly portrays the multiple faces of pre-war Nagasaki. . . . This is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story full of love and history." - Historical Novels Review "An absolute must. Gripping from the first page, you'll not want to put it down . . . this is a superb literary launch." - Marie Claire (UK) "Books To Look Forward To In 2015" "Astonishingly accomplished. . . .A gripping love story and family dynamic is woven seamlessly with graphic descriptions of the aftermath of the bomb and the historical and cultural changes sweeping Japan. . . . While this is an often heart-breaking portrait of a mother's love told through diaries, letters, and flashbacks, it is also a meticulously researched history of Japan. The graceful style and clarity of [Copleton's] writing makes this an addictive read. With the 70th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approaching, this novel is a must." -- Scottish Daily Mail "Full of delicate imagery drawing on Japanese nature and culture, this is a rich, romantic story, brimming with restrained emotion--with a twist that will take your breath away. Superb." -- Daily Mirror , Praise for A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding "I loved this book. I don't often say that much anymore, but this one had me rapt. I read it on a an airplane, and when I looked up weeping from the last several pages, my husband, alarmed, said, "What's the matter?" And I said, "This book is so beautiful." And it is. This is a mesmerizing, heart-wrenching story of love and regret, but ultimately, and most assuredly, the healing generosity of hope; I couldn't put it down. Lovely . . . an exceptional tale of a family in crisis whose lives are shattered by the bombing of Nagasaki. At once intimate and sweeping, profoundly subtle and yet remarkably affecting, the story reminds the reader that public catastrophe interrupts myriad smaller, but no less devastating, private troubles, magnifying their consequences and obstructing their resolution." --Robin Oliveira, New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter "Extraordinary...Like Snow Falling on Cedars and The Reader , here is one of those rare life opportunities to look again at ourselves, and forgive our shameful past, achieved with striking style, an unflinching eye and through a clever narrative. Brava Jackie Copleton. I cannot wait to read your next novel." --Mary-Rose MacColl, author of In Falling Snow "An absolute must. Gripping from the first page, you'll not want to put it down . . . this is a superb literary launch." - Marie Claire (UK) "Books To Look Forward To In 2015"
Synopsis
In the tradition of Memoirs of a Geisha and The Piano Teacher , a heart-wrenching debut novel of family, forgiveness, and the exquisite pain of love When Amaterasu Takahashi opens the door of her Philadelphia home to a badly scarred man claiming to be her grandson, she doesn't believe him. Her grandson and her daughter, Yuko, perished nearly forty years ago during the bombing of Nagasaki. But the man carries with him a collection of sealed private letters that open a Pandora's Box of family secrets Ama had sworn to leave behind when she fled Japan. She is forced to confront her memories of the years before the war: of the daughter she tried too hard to protect and the love affair that would drive them apart, and even further back, to the long, sake-pouring nights at a hostess bar where Ama first learned that a soft heart was a dangerous thing. Will Ama allow herself to believe in a miracle?
LC Classification Number
PR6103.O694D53 2015
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