Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet

308 pages

English language

Published Dec. 8, 2013 by Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks.

ISBN:: 978-0-8041-7633-0
OCLC Number:: 959553472

(1 review)

When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered in Seattle, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.

12 editions

t o d d w a r n e r reviewed Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet by Jamie Ford

An important perspective + love and loss

3 stars

Love and loss. A clash of cultures. History and warfare. Generational turmoil. This is a thoughtful and sometime emotional read that really touched some open wounds in my life right now. The story is strong for 3/4 of the book, then weakens a bit towards the end, but I really enjoyed it.

Subjects

Fathers and sons
Fiction
Japanese Americans
Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Widowers

Places

Seattle (Wash.)
United States
Washington (State)
Seattle