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The Turtle House
by Amanda Churchill
4.5 stars
The Turtle House is a story of two generations: Lia, a recent graduate of architecture school and Mineko, her grandmother who was a Japanese war bride. Part historical fiction and part women’s lit, this novel is set both in post-war Japan and small-town Texas, in the 1950s and 1990s..
Like all good historical fiction, this book taught me something - about the American occupation of Japan after WW2. The descriptions of life in Japan are very well done. But the crux of the story is the relationship between the two women and their struggle to come into their own. I thoroughly enjoyed that story and couldn’t wait to read the outcome.
**I read an advance copy of The Turtle House, which publishes in February. Thank you to Amanda Churchill for sending this copy.
The Turtle House is a story of two generations: Lia, a recent graduate of architecture school and Mineko, her grandmother who was a Japanese war bride. Part historical fiction and part women’s lit, this novel is set both in post-war Japan and small-town Texas, in the 1950s and 1990s..
Like all good historical fiction, this book taught me something - about the American occupation of Japan after WW2. The descriptions of life in Japan are very well done. But the crux of the story is the relationship between the two women and their struggle to come into their own. I thoroughly enjoyed that story and couldn’t wait to read the outcome.
**I read an advance copy of The Turtle House, which publishes in February. Thank you to Amanda Churchill for sending this copy.