Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope.
The opening of a Japanese parasol takes old Henry Lee on a reminiscent journey back to the 1940s at the height of the war when young Henrys world is a jumble of confusion and excitement and to his father who is obsessed with the war in China and having Henry grow up American.
Jamie Ford is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Songs of Willow Frost and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, which won the Asian/Pacific American Prize for Literature. He is the son of a Chinese American father. He grew up in Seattle and now lives with his wife and children in Montana.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345505330 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345505336 |
| Title | Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet |
| Author | Jamie Ford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Washington State Book Award 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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