A review by gwendle_vs_literature
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

4.0

I’m not usually into love stories (and this is undeniably a love story) but Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is much more than that.  It’s a historical fiction about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War Two told from the perspective of a young Chinese boy who loses his best friend and first love because of bigotry and betrayal, and what happens nearly a lifetime later. 

I definitely recommend this book.

My favourite part is the metaphor of the broken record that cannot be repaired, but can exist in another form, just as beautiful.