Lead Review

  • Book: Above the East China Sea
  • Location: Okinawa
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This book tells the story of two young women and is narrated in their voices. Luz James, is a military brat (which is what she calls herself), daughter of a single soldier, living in Okinawa. Her sister has been killed in Afghanistan. The other young woman is Tamiko Kokuba, an Okinawan originally a fanatical supporter of Japan. This is such a great novel that is moving and wonderful for history of the region and so much more.

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