Synopsis It's wartime in Salty Creek, Georgia, and the town gossips are having a field day: the beautiful Sophie, whose fiancé was killed in World War I, and who has officially given up on love, has fallen in love with Mr. Oto, a mysterious Japanese gardener. If this isn't bad enough, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and Mr. Oto--and Sophie--find themselves and their love in danger.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 224 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Setting the sleepy Georgia town of Salty Creek on its' ear with his arrival, Mr. Oto is taken in as a gardner by Miss Anne, the town's conscience, and soon enounters Sophie, a quiet woman who steals his heart, but when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Mt. Oto is forced to reexamine his new surroundings and Sophie must decide how far she will go in the name of love, in a richly textured novel filled with unforgettable characters. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "Fussbudget style sinks a well-meaning romancer." Kirkus Reviews (09/23/2001)
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