During World War II, Canada interned citizens of Japanese descent, just as the United States did. Here, Itani recaptures history through fiction by imagining the story of young Bin Okuma and his family, who were transported from their British Columbia home to a desolate area 100 miles from the "Protected Zone" and only grudgingly given access to food, plumbing, and electricity. Fifty years later, after his wife dies, Bin returns to the area, hoping to find the father whose awful decision at the time nearly destroyed the family.
- ISBN10 0802194605
- ISBN13 9780802194602
- Publish Date 7 August 2012
- Publish Status Unknown
- Imprint Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 320
- Language English