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And lastly i decided to reread the doon series again and just finish the first book doon over the memorial day holiday here in america. One of the points that we talked about was surviving circumstances beyond our control. Brigitte frase is a book critic in minneapolis and a winner of the national book critics circle nona balakian citation for. Midnight in broad daylight book burlington public library. Midnight in broad daylight by pamela rotner sakamoto is a stunning new book that centers on the factual wartime experiences of frank and harry fukuhara.
It also gives an account of the rapidly deteriorating conditions of hiroshima that have historically lacked a wellresearched translation into english. Kinu and katsuji fukuhara send victor and mary, their two older children, to hiroshima to learn japanese and traditional ways. Midnight in broad daylight a japanese american family caught between two worlds by. An epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties.
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