
By Margaret Dilloway
A mother-daughter tale in regards to the robust pull of culture, and the entice and value of breaking freed from it.
while Shoko determined to marry an American GI and depart Japan, she had her mom and dad' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a present from her husband-a publication on tips on how to be a formal American housewife.
As she crossed the sea to the USA, Shoko additionally introduced together with her a mystery she would have to retain her whole life...
part a century later, Shoko's plans to ultimately go back to Japan and reconcile together with her brother are derailed by way of sickness. In her position, she sends her grown American daughter, Sue, a divorced unmarried mom whose personal existence isn't really what she was hoping for. As Sue takes in Japan, with all its good looks and contradictions, she discovers one other aspect to her mom and returns to the United States unexpectedly replaced and irrevocably touched.