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May 23, 2016KateHillier rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If this is a debut I am excited to see what comes next. You may think this is a simple story (younger sister wants to find younger sister) wrapped in historical fiction (post WWII Japan) but it's more than that. Fumi wants to find her sister so she decides to write General MacArthur to help her. To write a letter in English she befriends Aya, the new Canadian student who has arrived with her father who chose 'return to Japan' instead of never being able to go back to British Columbia again. Why would General MacArthur care about one missing girl among countless others? There's love involved here but translation of it in more than just the literal sense. That's whether it's between family members, GIs and their Japanese girlfriends, or friends. There are multiple narrative, connecting storylines, and it is wonderful to see them all come together in the way that it does. I read this in basically one sitting while at the cottage. It was awesome.