The Hidden Flower

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480421165

<DIV><DIV><B>A <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling novel by the author of <I>The Good Earth</I>: An affecting portrait of interracial love in postwar Japan.</B><BR /><BR /> Pearl S. Buck&rsquo;s <I>The Hidden Flower</I> centers on the relationship between a Japanese student and an American soldier stationed in postwar Japan. The Japanese student&rsquo;s father worked in the United States as a doctor, but had to flee to Kyoto to avoid imprisonment in an internment camp. The American soldier has inherited his family&rsquo;s estate in Virginia, where interracial marriage is forbidden. Against such forces, and without the help of their families, how can the love between the young pair&mdash;and the future of their child&mdash;flourish? <I>The Hidden Flower</I> is an emotionally astute and moving exploration of a taboo love across cultures.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&rsquo;s estate.</I></DIV></DIV>