Sayonara
Author: Michener, James A.
ISBN: 9780812986785
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Aug 2015
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic novel from Michener, reissued in a gorgeous new package, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.BR>BR>From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can't understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.br> br> b>Praise for James A. Michener/b>br> b>/b>br> "A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon."b>-i>The Wall Street Journal/i>/b>br> b>/b>br> "Sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber."b>-i>The New York Times/i>/b>br> br> "Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him."b>-i>Chicago Tribune/i>/b>br> b>i>/i>/b>br> "While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates."b>-i>Los Angeles Times/i>/b>
ISBN: 9780812986785
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Aug 2015
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic novel from Michener, reissued in a gorgeous new package, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.BR>BR>From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can't understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.br> br> b>Praise for James A. Michener/b>br> b>/b>br> "A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon."b>-i>The Wall Street Journal/i>/b>br> b>/b>br> "Sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber."b>-i>The New York Times/i>/b>br> br> "Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him."b>-i>Chicago Tribune/i>/b>br> b>i>/i>/b>br> "While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates."b>-i>Los Angeles Times/i>/b>
