Sayonara – Michener, James A.

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Title: Sayonara Author: Michener, James A. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Random House, New York Publication Date: 1954 Edition: First Edition Book Condition: VG D-j Condition: Fair Comments: D-j chipped and pc'd. Mark on top edge. Previous owner's name written on front pastedown. Tanning on FFEP. Bottom of front board has a few very small marks. Synopsis: From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.