HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET.
by Ford, Jamie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in a near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock, corners slightly bumped)./near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345505336
- ISBN 13
- 9780345505330
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Ballantine,, (2009.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock, corners slightly bumped).. First printing. Chinese American author's very highly praised debut novel - a story of a love lasting decades, and of conflict between father and son, rooted in the relocation of the Japanese during World War II. 285 pp plus author's note.
Synopsis
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a bestselling novel (2009) by Jamie Ford.
Reviews
On Oct 6 2010, Ccqdesigns said:
I just finished this wonderful book and immediately went to look up what other books Mr. Ford had written. I was surprised that this was his first novel! This novel was not the quality of a beginner, but of a seasoned successful writer that I want to read more of immediately! His love story of Henry and Keiko in a time of war and prejudice, when Chinese and Japanese could not love, took me away to a time and place and made me want to dig through the basement of the Panama Hotel myself. I cannot ...more I just finished this wonderful book and immediately went to look up what other books Mr. Ford had written. I was surprised that this was his first novel! This novel was not the quality of a beginner, but of a seasoned successful writer that I want to read more of immediately! His love story of Henry and Keiko in a time of war and prejudice, when Chinese and Japanese could not love, took me away to a time and place and made me want to dig through the basement of the Panama Hotel myself. I cannot say enough about this book. It has just become my favorite read of the year, hands down.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86987
- Title
- HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET.
- Author
- Ford, Jamie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in a near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock, corners slightly bumped).
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0345505336
- ISBN 13
- 9780345505330
- Publisher
- Ballantine,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (2009.)
- Keywords
- seattle setting, historical fiction, chinese-american, asian american
- Bookseller catalogs
- First book or first novel;
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