The Emperor of Any Place (Hardcover)

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This was a phenomenal book! Wynne-Jones does an incredible job of weaving the story of a long dead Japanese soldier into the life and imagination of a 17-year old Canadian boy who has just had his entire life rearranged when his father suddenly dies. I do not like war books and I'm not a huge WW...

from mamzel

Evan's father died when he was 18 and the only other relative he had was his estranged grandfather, a veteran of World War II. As Evan tries to deal with his grief, he finds a self-published book his father had been reading. He begins to read the story of a Japanese soldier who was marooned on a ...

from Susan.Macura

This novel traces the relationship of three generations of men - 17-year-old Evan, his dad who unexpectedly died at the beginning of this tale, and the grandfather who was never part of their lives due to the strained relationship with Evan's father. However, due to the circumstances Evan's grand...

from bucketofrhymes

Well done and beautifully written... but also not my kind of book. I was expecting historical fiction, so the paranormal twist took me by surprise.

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This was a phenomenal book! Wynne-Jones does an incredible job of weaving the story of a long dead Japanese soldier into the life and imagination of a 17-year old Canadian boy who has just had his entire life rearranged when his father suddenly dies. I do not like war books and I'm not a huge WW...