The Woman in the White Kimono

By Ana Johns

Book Overview

"Cinematic, deeply moving, and beautifully written." --Carol Mason, author of After You Left

Inspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.

Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura's prearranged marriage secures her family's status in their traditional Japanese community. However, Naoko has fallen for an American sailor, and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it's learned Naoko carries the sailor's child, she's cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations.

America, present day. Tori Kovac finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori's journey leads her to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. In breathtaking prose, The Woman in the White Kimono shows how two women, decades apart, are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778308146
• ISBN13: 9780778308140
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Park Row
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

"Kimono" doesn't hit the Mark!

I found the book totally predictable and the writing style plodding. I would recommend it more to the "Young Reader", as opposed to those of us who have been avid readers for many years. In fairness, I am a fan of Kristin Hannah and have just read "The Nightingale" for the second time... so perhaps, "Woman in the White Kimono" could not have hit the mark!