The release date for the English version of 'The Woman in the White Kimono: A Novel' by
Ana Johns is Jun 2020. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The secrets that bind two women together, even though they are separated by oceans and decades.
Japan in 1957. Naoko Nakamura, 17, thought that her family's standing in their traditional Japanese community would be guaranteed by her predetermined marriage. However, Naoko fell in love with an American sailor, and her marriage to him would bring immense shame upon her family. Naoko is expelled in shame once it is discovered that she is the sailor's child's mother, and she is left to make terrible decisions that will have far-reaching effects.
America in the modern era. When Tori Kovac discovers a letter, it contains a startling disclosure about her father that challenges all she had previously believed to be true about her upbringing and identity. Tori travels halfway around the world to a secluded coastal village in Japan with the goal of discovering the truth behind the letter. There, she must face her past demons in order to open the door to atonement.
The Woman in the White Kimono paints a vivid picture of two women: one on a quest to understand the true meaning of home, and the other torn between her culture and her heart. Written in stunning prose, the novel is inspired by true stories from a tragic and little-known period in both Japanese and American history.