Sword and blossom a British officer's enduring love for a Japanese woman

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  • Author: Pagnamenta, Peter
    Contributor:

    Mackenzie, Robert Ian.

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    Williams, Momoko

    Summary:

    Arthur Hart-Synnot, a third-generation British officer, was sent to Japan in 1904 to learn the language of Britain's newest ally. Masa Suzuki, a beautiful Japanese woman scorned because of an early divorce, worked at the Tokyo Officers' Club. The two fell immediately in love and conceived a son before Arthur was whisked away by the military during WWI. Though Arthur would only see Masa little, he supported his Japanese family and kept alive the hope that he and Masa could live together blissfully.

    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD , Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449897642

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Mackenzie, Robert Ian.

Williams, Momoko

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Arthur Hart-Synnot, a third-generation British officer, was sent to Japan in 1904 to learn the language of Britain's newest ally. Masa Suzuki, a beautiful Japanese woman scorned because of an early divorce, worked at the Tokyo Officers' Club. The two fell immediately in love and conceived a son before Arthur was whisked away by the military during WWI. Though Arthur would only see Masa little, he supported his Japanese family and kept alive the hope that he and Masa could live together blissfully.

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Prince Frederick, MD

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