Sayonara: A Novel

Sayonara: A Novel

From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.<br /><br /> BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's <i>Hawaii.</i><br />  <br /> <b>Praise for James A. Michener</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”<b>—<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”<b>—<i>The New York Times</i></b><br />  <br /> “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”<b>—<i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”<b>—<i>Los Angeles Times</i></b>