THE CHRYSANTHEMUM THRONE is a remarkably well-written colorful, dramatic account of the workings and inner sanctum of Japanese life and culture during Emperor Hirohito’s reign in The Imperial Court. The story follows the emergence of Japan as a growing super power before and after WW II seen through the eyes of Hirohito's most trusted companion, Dr. Taki Akira. It is a marvelous thought-provoking tale rich in fact and historical background.
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"The city of Tokyo was awakening with its fine curved edged Nihon kenchiku angled rooftops perched high above, jutting out like fearsome primeval dragons. On the narrow cobbled streets below, shopkeepers opened their shutters and vendors with carts hawked their wares as the golden sun continued to rise slowly and serenely over the tranquil sleeping city..."
Shanghai Escapist grabs the faint-of-heart right from the get-go and serves up an ultimatum: What would you do if caught in the same circumstances? From the opening scene, the reader is tossed into the maze of daily intrigue as it existed in 1960s-70
Based on the memoirs of a Pearl Harbor survivor. Letters from two pen pals take the reader on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred reigned.
