Steel, Danielle
Silent Honour
- ISBN 13:
- 9780552141321
- author:
- Steel, Danielle
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Corgi
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 446
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Silent Honour by Danielle Steel is a powerful and moving novel that explores the human cost of war and the strength of the human spirit. In 1941, Hiroko, an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl, leaves her home in Kyoto to pursue an education in California, only to find herself torn between two worlds. When Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hiroko's life is forever changed as she becomes embroiled in the drama and tragedy of a detention centre. As war breaks out, Hiroko and her Californian family are forced to confront the harsh realities of their new reality. With loyalty and love tested to the limit, they must fight to stay alive amidst the chaos and uncertainty of life in a camp. This heart-wrenching novel portrays the remarkable courage of a people whose honour and dignity transcended even the darkest of times. Through Hiroko's story, Danielle Steel sheds light on a pivotal moment in history, revealing the human cost of war and the strength of the human spirit.