Böcker av Trish Devine

Ancient traditions clash with modern ways.Unexpected beginnings rise from confusion and despair.RISING SUN FALLING RAIN is a story of love, loss, secrets and hope - across generations and cultures.New Zealand serviceman Mick Mitchell approaches the postwar devastation of Hiroshima, Japan with compassion, Kiwi ingenuity and the determination to make a difference.Eighteen-year-old Emiko Tanazawa renounces her father's control to avoid an arranged marriage.Mick and Emiko fall in love and furtively marry ¬- but dreams are not enough.Twenty years later their daughter sets out to unlock the mysteries of her past.It is precisely the uncertainty of this world that makes life worth living- Japanese proverb