#3 onlinebookclub.org Isolated, Connected, Kyu-shu Island 3 by Hana-da Yumiko
Name of Book: Isolated, Connected, Kyu-shu Island 3 Author: Hana-da Yumiko ISBN: 9781484986929 Publisher: Createspace Type of book: Japan, 1944-1968, marriage, accomplishing, Kyushu Island, hidden christians, 1968-2004, travel, Turkey, religion, old generation vs new generation, American culture Year it was published: 2013? Summary: to Yuki, my daughter, who couldn't be 16 years old This is the story about your gran-pa, we used to talk for years. He was born in the militarism rising age but in a forested area, far from politics and economies. He was raised in a triangle, western influence, communism and tradition. You like this girl too, ne? (from the text) When Yone was 14, she found her head had been filled with Shiro for long. My mother might notice it; Yone remembered the days clearly. Mother said, "Rumor is in the air. There is a hiding Kirishitan in the Hanadas." A few months later, father said, "You'll marry the man in the village beyond...