The Gods of Heavenly Punishment: A Novel

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment: A Novel

â€œShowcases warâ€™s bitter ironies . . . as well as its romantic serendipities.â€â€”Vogue

In this evocative and thrilling epic novel, fifteen-year-old Yoshi Kobayashi, child of Japanâ€™s New Empire, daughter of an ardent expansionist and a mother with a haunting past, is on her way home on a March night when American bombers shower her city with napalmâ€”an attack that leaves one hundred thousand dead within hours and half the city in ashen ruins. In the days that follow, Yoshiâ€™s old life will blur beyond recognition, leading her to a new world marked by destruction and shaped by those considered the enemy: Cam, a downed bomber pilot taken prisoner by the Imperial Japanese Army; Anton, a gifted architect who helped modernize Tokyoâ€™s prewar skyline but is now charged with destroying it; and Billy, an Occupation soldier who arrives in the blackened city with a dark secret of his own. Directly or indirectly, each will shape Yoshiâ€™s journey as she seeks safety, love, and redemption.
Country USA
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-03-04
Format Kindle eBook