Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

A Fantastic Story of Love and Connection

I read this novel for a “community reads” with the high school at which I teach. It's a rich, multi-layered story of young love torn by prejudice and the horrible internment of Japanese Americans. It's also about the distance between fathers and sons and how understanding and acceptance can overcome this. A few elements of the plot were more fantastic than realistic and these only contributed to the fairy tale aspect of the story. With the start of the school year next week, I look forward to the discussions out students, faculty and staff will soon have about this memorable novel.