Above the East China Sea Everyone who loves to read becomes happy when they open a book and can’t put it down. This book by one of my favorite authors, Sarah Bird, was not one of those books. At least, not for the first half of it. But I continued to read because I knew that Sarah would pull it all together for me. And sure enough, she did! The second half of the book had me riveted to this story. One thing I really like about Sarah’s books is that I’m never quite sure if she dreamed up a great story, or if she’s writing about a real event, with real people. My gut feeling is that 70% is real. The rest enhances the reality. Had I done a little research, I think the first half would have been as intensely interesting as the last half. A prime focus of this book is the Princess Lily Girls of Okinawa. I had never heard of them, but a simple Google search revealed some fascinating information. And like most Americans, my knowledge of the battles in Okinawa was virtually zero…even though my father had fought there. Because of this book, I intend to learn more. I suggest reading this article from Stars and Stripes if you are as ignorant about Okinawa as I was: stripes/news/student-nurses-who-survived-battle-of-okinawa-still-campaign-against-war-1.21239 Because Sarah Bird is a Military Brat, she understands and writes in our language. I am pleased to say that I can highly recommend “Above the East China Sea.”
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:10:19 +0000
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