Daikon

A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the tense final weeks of WWII, that calls to mind classic bestsellers of yesteryear—think Cold Mountain , From Here to Eternity , Gone with the Wind —and comes with an incredible backstory that rivals those of Karl Marlantes ( Matterhorn ) and T. J. Newman ( Falling ): The author, now 63 years old, persevered over 28 years and five rewrites to complete and publish this book.