The Japanese Lover: A Novel by Isabel Allende. “The Japanese Lover is a love story and a multigenerational epic that sweeps from present-day San Francisco to Poland and the United States during WWII. Alma falls in love with Ichimei, the gardener’s son, who is sent to an internment camp. They reunite but are forced to hide their love. Years later, her caregiver and her grandson learn about this secret love. The book captures historical detail just like Allende’s other popular novels, The House of Spirits and Daughter of Fortune.”
