A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pickInspired 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.
''A book that is meant to be savoured and re-read'' Renita D''Silva, author of The Forgotten Daughter
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, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori-s jo
