A Drummer's Beat to Mend

by Kei Swanson

A Drummer's Beat to Mend is the story of two people from different cultureswith the same dream that seems impossible to achieve--a family. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585711713
• ISBN13: 9781585711710
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Genesis Press (MS)
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Great Love Story

I had to give this book 5 stars because I tell you, the author did a great job telling this story. I enjoyed the characters in this story, and the book didn't move too slow or too fast. The events happened in the right pace. And yes, there was some conflict but the characters handled it differently in this I/R romance and it was REFRESHING to say the least. Most of the characters in I/R novels tend to react the same way every time, but not these characters. I also liked the contrast of the African American and Japanese cultures. The author did a great job incorporating both in this story. If you want something different in I/R romance novels and need a nice fast read to get your mind off of everyday things...purchase this book. You won't be disappointed.

I loved this story

What else can be said except that this was a really well written story. Loved the main characters Dr. McKenna Stafford and Tetsuro Takamutsu. They are just very well matched. I liked learning more about the Japanese cultural and about the Japanese drumming program that seems very intense. This is a great love story that deals with two people from two different culturals that have a lot in common but also must endure a lot of self reflection in order to finally be able to come together as a couple. There are some twists in this story and the good doctor has to learn to deal with some issues that she has been dealing with for awhile but with a new love she is able to do so...the same goes for the Japanese drummer. Excellent!!!

Great!

After checking at least 6 bookstores in my area I had to order this from the bookstore. I do not know why this book isn't on the shelves. I loved the characters and the language. I loved the flow of the story. It just was a beautiful read and a great break from the norm of other I/R romance books.

Fabulous Interracial - Different

Tetsuro Takemitsu has devoted his life to taiko drumming, in the process sacrificing family for the love of performing. MacKenna Stafford, a brilliant orthopedic surgeon, has given her life to medicine, having long lost all hope of marriage and children. It had to be destiny when a freak accident brought them together and East met West. For it soon became apparent that McKenna would find her heart being brought back to life as gently as the delicate surgery she practiced to repair Tetsuro's hand in bringing back the beat to his life. --- I loved this story which I found to be both an original and absolutely mesmerizing read. I was totally caught up in the Japanese traditions, the background of the taiko drumming, and especially in the gentle and honorable portrayal the author used in the characterization of Tetsuro who also harbored his own heartbreak of loss. MacKenna was also created beautifully and endearingly as a highly intelligent African American woman, a gifted physician whose personal life harbored all the emotional heartbreak of having loved and lost quite fiercely and finally the joy in finding such an understanding and wonderful man who believed in her and wouldn't let her down. Secondary characters were brought into play with just enough storyline to enhance the main story thereby making this a very smoothly written and memorable novel. I also found this to be a deeply sensual read written with some simmering physical encounters, depicting a slow and sensual dance that enhanced the romantic aspect so much more than just the physical, which was nothing to sneeze at, and was depicted very well indeed. This was a very romantic and emotional read that I truly enjoyed and highly recommend!