The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
eBook - ePub

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment

A Novel

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eBook - ePub

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment

A Novel

About this book

"Showcases war's bitter ironiesā€¦as well as its romantic serendipities." ā€” Vogue

One summer night in prewar Japan, eleven-year-old Billy Reynolds takes snapshots at his parents' dinner party. That same evening his father Antonā€”a prominent American architectā€”begins a torrid affair with the wife of his master carpenter. A world away in New York, Cameron Richards rides a Ferris wheel with his sweetheart and dreams about flying a plane. These three men will all draw together to shape the fate of a young girl caught in the midst of one of World War II's most horrific eventsā€”the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo

Exquisitely rendered, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment tells the stories of families on both sides of the Pacific: their loves and infidelities, their dreams and lossesā€”and their shared connection to one of the most devastating acts of war in human history.

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Information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2013
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9780393089738
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. I. 1935 | Hamburg, New York
  7. II. 1935 | Karuizawa, Japan
  8. III. 1942 | U.S.S. Hornet, Pacific Ocean
  9. IV. 1942 | Shin Nagano, Manchuria
  10. V. 1943 | Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah
  11. VI. 1945 | Tokyo, Japan
  12. VII. 1945 | Buffalo, New York
  13. VIII. 1945 | Tokyo, Japan
  14. IX. 1962 | Los Angeles
  15. A Note on Sources
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Photograph Credits
  18. Reading Group Guide
  19. Additional Praise for The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
  20. Also by Jennifer Cody Epstein
  21. Copyright

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