Fathers footsteps

In His Father'S Footsteps Is A Powerful, Compassionate Story Of Fathers And Sons, Set In The Dramatically Transforming Years Following The Second World War,, By The Masterful Danielle Steel. &Nbsp; April, 1945. As The Americans Storm The Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Among The Survivors Are Jakob And Emmanuelle, Barely More Than Teenagers. Each Of Them Has Lost Everything And Everyone In The Unspeakable Horrors Of The War. But When They Meet, They Find Hope And Comfort In Each Other. Jakob And Emmanuelle Marry, And Resolve To Make A New Life In New York. The Steins Build A Happy, Prosperous Life For Themselves And Their New Family, But Their Pasts Cast A Long Shadow Over The Present. Years Later, As The Sixties Are In Full Swing, Their Son Max Is An Ambitious, Savvy Businessman, Determined To Throw Off The Sadness That Has Hung Over His Family Since His Birth. But As Max'S Life Unfolds, He Must Learn That There Is Meaning In His Heritage That Will Help Shape His Future... This product ships within 3-5 working days

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days There is no writer that dives deeper (or more bravely) into the chasm that is the human heart. David Mura's] first novel is a tour de force: luminously written and by turns crafty, tough, wise, and joyful.-Junot Daz Ben Ohara is the sole surviving member his family. A troubled and brilliant astrophysicist, Ben's younger brother has mysteriously vanished in the Mojave Desert. His father, one of a small group of WWII draft resisters (known as the No-No Boys) during the internment of Japanese Americans, committed suicide when Ben was young. And his mother, whose wish to escape the past was as strong as his father's ties to it, has died with her secrets. Now struggling to support his wife and children and under pressure to complete his historical study, Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, Ben realizes that the key to unlocking the future lies in reassessing the past. As Ben vividly recalls a childhood colored by the tough Chicago streets, horror movie monsters, sci-fi villains, Japanese folktales, and TV war heroes, he begins to understand the profound difference between coming of age and becoming a man. And by retracing his brother's footsteps and returning to the site of the Heart Mountain Internment Camp, Ben uncovers a truth that has the power to set him free. An acclaimed memoirist, poet, and playwright, David Mura is one of America's most insightful cultural critics. His memoirs, Turning Japanese and Where the Body Meets Memory, along with his poems, essays, plays, and performances, have won wide critical praise and numerous awards. Visit his website at www.davidmura.com. Features Summary A sweeping tale of fathers and sons, of secrets and shame, and of unsung heroism. Author David Mura Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 20080729 Pages 280 ISBN 1-56689-215-5 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-215-5