Sophie and the Rising Sun: A Novel

1st ed., 1st printing ; 213 pages ; 21 cm ; SIGNED by author on title page ; ISBN 9780525946274, 0525946276 ; OCLC 46729257 ; LCCN 2001028734 ; LOC No PS3570.R585 S6 2001 ; yellow and red cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; An unforgettable story of an extraordinary love and a town's prejudice during World War II. Sophie and the Rising Sun "suggests the small but heartwarming triumphs made possible by human dignity and courage." -Publisher's Weekly. ; In sleepy Salty Creek, Georgia, strangers are rare. When a quiet, unassuming stranger arrives--a Japanese man with a secret history of his own--he becomes the talk of the town and a new beginning for lonely Sophie, who lost her first love during World War I. Middle-aged Sophie had resigned herself to a passionless existence. That all begins to change as she finds herself drawn to the mysterious Mr. Oto. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Mr. Oto's newfound life comes under siege; his safety, even in Salty Creek, is no longer certain. Sophie must decide how much she is willing to risk for a future with the man who has brought such joy into her life. ; Augusta Trobaugh is the author of five previous novels: "River Jordan, Swan Place, Sophie and the Rising Sun" (a Barnes & Noble Discover New Authors pick), "Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb," and "Praise Jerusalem!," a semifinalist in the 1993 Pirates Alley Faulkner Competition. ; FINE/FINE.…