Japanese Rose
By Rei Kimura
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
"Japanese Rose" is a haunting story of the secret life and love of Sayuri Miyamoto, the woman who DID dare to take on the whole Japanese military to follow her dream of becoming a kamikaze pilot and paid dearly for that dream. “No one must ever know there was a female kamikaze pilot to dishonor and disgrace the discipline of the Japanese military so from today, you Sayuri Miyamoto are officially dead!”
This book also takes readers on a sad journey through the ravages of war torn Japan seen from the eyes of a young woman who cherished the impossible and forbidden dream of becoming a female kamikaze pilot. “Who is this? And why do you call me by this name? It hasn’t been used for 60 years!” the crisp irritable voice had changed to a soft, quivering whisper like the moaning of an injured animal and it made Mayumi uncomfortable at her intrusion into someone’s obviously painful past. With these words, Sayuri Miyamoto finally broke the silence that had been imposed on her for decades. But History will never admit or accept her existence so was she real or a myth born of the feverish imagination of one woman with an unfulfilled dream?
Rei Kimura
Rei Kimura is a lawyer with a passion for writing about unique events and personalities. She has adopted an interesting style of creating stories around true events and the lives of real people in a number of her books, believing that is the best way of making hidden historical events and people come alive for 21st century readers. With this objective in mind, Rei has touched on historical events like the horrific sinking of the Awa Maru and the Kamikaze pilots of World War II and woven them into touching stories of the people who lived and died through these events. Then there are stories of courage, love and rejection beautifully portrayed in “Butterfly In the Wind” a story of the concubine of Townsend Harris, first American consul to Japan, set against the colorful and turbulent era of the Black Ships. This book has touched the hearts of many and been translated into languages from Spanish, Polish, Russian, Dutch to Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Marathi. Rei's writing also touches on interesting issues like that raised in “Japanese Magnolia” a book based on the true story of two men, a samurai and a peasant who dared to cross two forbidden areas in feudal Japan, that of homosexuality and a class society “so sharply defined it cut like a knife.” Other controversial stories she has written include “Japanese Rose” a book which asked the question was there ever a Japanese female kamikaze pilot in the Second World War? But it's not all history and culture, she also writes on contemporary events like “Aum Shinrikyo-Japan’s Unholy Sect” an expose of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Occasionally, her love for animals and sense of humor surfaces in this very heart warming and delightful story of a rogue Pomeranian dog, “My Name is Eric,” a complete departure from Rei’s normal story lines but nevertheless, a refreshing one! Kimura considers her writing as part of the perennial quest for truth, challenge and fulfillment. Her books have been translated into various Asian and European languages and widely read all over the world. Apart from being a lawyer, Rei Kimura is also a qualified freelance journalist and is associated with the Australian News Syndicate.
Related to Japanese Rose
Related ebooks
Seal of Love. Book 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSeal of Love. Book 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeceptive Message: Sue Lee Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeavenly Sovereign Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmazement Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFurious Cruelty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of the Lost on the Cape Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaughter of the Samurai: Memoir of a Remarkable Asian-American Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVeronica Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Daughter of the Samurai Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy, Book 10: The Reluctant Dragon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLip Gloss and Loose Women: The Pussycat Chronicles, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lost Mother: The Story of Iltang Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEXHUMATION: The Life and Death of Madan Lal Dhingra Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBook 4. Roads of Fate Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCherry Blossom Blooming: Izumo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTokyo Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Four: White Dragon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA.R. Dragonfly Origins: Episode Kaito: A.R. Dragonfly Origins, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWarriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOrigin Curse: Dynasty Codes, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFantasy Stories of Rebirth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSeirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Volume 10 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Alone on the Battlefield: A Child Surviving the Korean War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsImperfect Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Canal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of the In-Between Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrincess of the Pearl Land and the Fox Spirit. Mini Book 4. Return to Miyako Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Pico Iyer's Autumn Light Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Goat On a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Historical Fiction For You
Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Tender Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5East of Eden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rebecca Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sold on a Monday: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Yellow Wife: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Eve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Einstein: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Euphoria Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Life She Was Given: A Moving and Emotional Saga of Family and Resilient Women Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Carnegie's Maid: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That Bonesetter Woman: the new feelgood novel from the author of The Smallest Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls in the Stilt House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Island of Sea Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rules of Magic: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Swoon and to Spar: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quiet American Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Japanese Rose
0 ratings0 reviews