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The illegitimate child of a Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover, Noriko "Nori" Kamiza is an outsider from birth. Though her grandparents take her in, they do so only to conceal her, fearful of a stain on the royal pedigree that they are desperate to uphold in a changing Japan. But...

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Main Author: Lemmie, Asha (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Dutton, [2021]
Subjects:
Racially mixed children > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Japanese Americans > Fiction.
Illegitimate children > Fiction.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Japan > Fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
Kyoto (Japan) > Fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:The illegitimate child of a Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover, Noriko "Nori" Kamiza is an outsider from birth. Though her grandparents take her in, they do so only to conceal her, fearful of a stain on the royal pedigree that they are desperate to uphold in a changing Japan. But when chance brings her legitimate older half-brother, Akira, to the estate, Nori finds in him the first person who will allow her to question, and the siblings form an unlikely but powerful bond. Now that Nori has glimpsed a world in which perhaps there is a place for her after all, she is ready to fight to be a part of it-a battle that just might cost her everything
Item Description:"Previously published as a Dutton hardcover in September 2020" -- title page verso.
"The Good Morning America Book Club ; a GMA Book Club pick!" -- cover.
Includes reading group guide ([453]-455).
Physical Description:viii, 455 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781524746384
152474638X
Author Notes:Asha Lemmie is the New York Times bestselling author of Fifty Words For Rain and The Wildest Sun. She holds a BA in English Literature from Boston College and is currently a graduate student at Columbia University. She resides in New York City but can frequently be found wandering. Asha writes historical fiction that focuses on bringing unique perspectives to life.

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