Author: bjeanneshibahara

“KA-E-RO-U is a testimony to the human spirit that bridges differences and overcomes divisions, so different from the spirit that prevailed in the 1930s and 1940s and sent our grandparents and parents to war.”—Elaine Gerbert, University of Kansas, translator of Edogawa Ranpo’s Strange Tale of Panorama IslandA whisk-you-away, thought-provoking novel. Desert-dweller Meryl travels to Japan, returns … travels to Japan, returns a WWII flag, and brings home an understanding of life that opens her heart for the unexpected.”In Japan…everywhere…red strings tie all people we meet together. Some strings are weak. Some have tangles. Some strong.”Meryl—Vietnam War widow—misses her grown son,…