Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
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Wow. I mean.. wow. This is another of those books that you see so much hype about and think there’s no way it could be as good as people are saying. Just a moment while I pause and wipe away the tears.
I’ve read my fair share of World War II stories. I’ve seen it from all sorts of angles, but this was the first time I’d seen this side of it. It’s so easy to get caught up in what was going on in Germany ( and there’s nothing wrong with that) that other things lose the spotlight when they don’t deserve to. The treatment of the American Japanese was horrifying and heartbreaking and this book spotlights that in the most intimate of ways.
This is a love story, most of all. Not your typical harlequin romance, but a story of deep, abiding love. There’s patience, hope, despair and more all wrapped up in the love that begins between, of all people, two 12 year old children.
I read this book only because the book club I plan on attending for the first time tomorrow has chosen it for their book of the month. Even if I don’t enjoy the club I’ll be thankful to it for introducing me to this story. It’s a beautiful one and one I’ll be reading again.
