CD Audiobook
The Japanese lover : [a novel] / Isabel Allende ; [translated by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson].
"From New York Times and internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende, an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during the Second World War. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco's parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family's Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart as Ichimei and his family--like thousands of other Japanese Americans--are declared enemies and forcibly relocated to internment camps run by the United States government. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love that they ar
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442391239
- ISBN: 1442391235
- Physical Description: 8 audio discs (approximately 9 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2015]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. Compact discs. Originally published as El Amante Japones in 2015 in Spain by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Joanna Gleason. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from container. |
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| Subject: | Older women > Fiction. Love in old age > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Japanese Americans > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. San Francisco (Calif.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County Library - Main Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County Library - Main Library | AUDIO ALLENDE (Text) | 2601725443 | Adult Audiobooks | Available | - |
