The Okinawa We Lost - Softcover

Cooper, E.A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788691458 ISBN 13: 9781788691451

Publisher: Camphor Press Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Green recruit PFC Timothy Cole is fresh off the boat in the GI paradise of Okinawa. Looking for adventure, the “cherry boy-san” finds his first true love – a beautiful Okinawan nightclub hostess called Kimiko.

It’s the spring of 1963 and the subtropical island is still under U.S. military governance. Tensions simmer beneath the surface, and as the young Marine’s romance with Kimiko takes an unexpected turn, he finds himself embroiled in a wider drama. Both Cole and Kimiko will have to make difficult choices that test their loyalties.

The Okinawa We Lost is a time capsule of GI life in 1960s Japan; all the sights, sounds, and experiences come alive in note-perfect detail. Hail a s’koshi cab and head to the A-1 Bathhouse for a dollar-fifty scrubbing and massage, and then hit the bars on B.C. Street for an ice-cold Orion or two.

About this title

Review

“Vividly told with humor and heart, The Okinawa We Lost is an important addition to the growing body of American novels about Okinawa.”

—Larry McCaffery, editor of Storming the Reality Studio and After Yesterday’s Crash

Edition details

• Publisher: Camphor Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788691458
• ISBN 13: 9781788691451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256