The Woman in the White Kimono: (A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick)

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As someone who has lived in Japan, married to a Japanese, and watches plenty of Japanese TV, my personal opinion is that Woman in the White Kimono is so much better. Esta historia nos permite viajar a Japón, a finales de los años cincuenta, en donde conoceremos a Naoko Nakamura, una joven nipona que rompe la tradición de aceptar un matrimonio concertado, rechazando a su prometido para casarse con un marinero norteamericano.

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. Our features are original articles from our print magazines (these will say where they were originally published) or original articles commissioned for this site. 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. While she is convinced her family will accept him in time, she makes plans to spend the rest of her life with the man she loves. Present Day America, Tori Kovac is caring for her dying father and is given a letter from her father about another life he lived prior to marrying her mother.Years later, Tori, the American daughter of the sailor, learns from her dying father that she’s connected to Japan in ways she never expected so this protagonist travels to Tokyo to learn more about her family’s history. 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.

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. I found Tori’s perspective to be less interesting and at a slower pace, but understand the importance of her character in the story. Soon James is drafted back to work and Naokao is left to defend herself and her unborn baby girl in a rented little place in a not so great part of the town.Would she have been so quickly accepted by those who were considered the lowest level of the Japanese social system? Japanese culture and traditions are a huge part of the book, right from the beginning, and it’s really interesting to read about.