{"product_id":"the-diplomats-daughter-paperback","title":"The Diplomat's Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Tanabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e, the author of the \"thought-provoking\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review) and \"must-read\" (\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e) novel \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Years \u003c\/i\u003ecrafts a captivating tale of three young people divided by the horrors of World War II and their journey back to one another.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the turbulent months following the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor, twenty-one-year-old Emi Kato, the daughter of a Japanese diplomat, is locked behind barbed wire in a Texas internment camp. She feels hopeless until she meets handsome young Christian Lange, whose German-born parents were wrongfully arrested for un-American activities. Together, they live as prisoners with thousands of other German and Japanese families, but discover that love can bloom in even the bleakest circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Emi and her mother are abruptly sent back to Japan, Christian enlists in the United States Army, with his sights set on the Pacific front--and, he hopes, a reunion with Emi--unaware that her first love, Leo Hartmann, the son of wealthy of Austrian parents and now a Jewish refugee in Shanghai, may still have her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFearful of bombings in Tokyo, Emi's parents send her to a remote resort town in the mountains, where many in the foreign community have fled. Cut off from her family, struggling with growing depression and hunger, Emi repeatedly risks her life to help keep her community safe--all while wondering if the two men she loves are still alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Christian Lange struggles to adapt to life as a soldier, his unit pushes its way from the South Pacific to Okinawa, where one of the bloodiest battles of World War II awaits them. Meanwhile, in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, as Leo fights to survive the squalor of the Jewish ghetto, a surprise confrontation with a Nazi officer threatens his life. For each man, Emi Kato is never far from their minds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlung together by war, passion, and extraordinary acts of selflessness, the paths of these three remarkable young people will collide as the fighting on the Pacific front crescendos. With her \"elegant and extremely gratifying\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) storytelling, Karin Tanabe paints a stunning portrait of a turning point in history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Tanabe is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Suns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Diplomat's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e. A former \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e reporter, her writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She has made frequent appearances as a celebrity and politics expert on \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, and The CBS Early Show. A graduate of Vassar College, Karin lives in Washington, DC. To learn more visit KarinTanabe.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758721466656,"sku":"9781501110474","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54be12484cdcd931c8f017144398ad3f.webp?v=1780133686","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-diplomats-daughter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}