| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
233 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"Torn apart by war and bigotry, two families confront long-buried secrets in this haunting American novel of World War II and Vietnam. In the panoramic tradition of Charles Frazier's fiction, Phantoms is a fierce saga of American culpability. A Vietnam vet still reeling from war, John Frazier finds himself an unwitting witness to a confrontation, decades in the making, between two steely matriarchs: his aunt, Evelyn Wilson, and her former neighbor, Kimiko Takahashi. John comes to learn that in the onslaught of World War II, the Takahashis had been displaced as once-beloved tenants of the Wilson orchard and sent to an internment camp. One question has always plagued both families: What happened to the Takahashi son, Ray, when he returned from service and found that Placer County was no longer home--that nowhere was home for a Japanese American? As layers of family secrets unravel, the harrowing truth forces John to examine his own guilt. In prose recalling Thomas Wolfe, Phantoms is a stunning exploration of the ghosts of American exceptionalism that haunt us today"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction.
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Veterans -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Fiction.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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California -- Fiction.
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1975
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780871404817 (hardcover) |
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0871404818 (hardcover) |
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