Review of 'Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A wonderful little book. So many moments it made my heart smile.
290 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2009 by Ballantine Books.
5 stars
(1 review)
Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.
Subjects
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- Widowers -- Fiction
- Seattle (Wash.) -- Fiction