Silent Honor

Author: Daniel Steel (USA)
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Traditional virtues, family honor, silence in the depths of a pure young girl's life. What torments the beauty of the world, making it shine? Why does honor rise like the rising sun only after overcoming countless hardships? For such a beautiful woman, isn't this world worth being proud of? Hongzi is a Japanese girl with traditional national virtues. To uphold her father's and family's honor, she follows her father's command and studies in the United States. Soon after arriving in the U.S., Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and World War II broke out in full force. She lost contact with her family and had to spend four difficult years in an American internment camp with her cousin who had moved to the U.S. During this time, she fell in love with a young American professor and secretly married him. For the sake of her family, father, husband, relatives, and her own honor, Hongzi endured humiliation and silently bore the immense pressure from all sides. She suffered discrimination, imprisonment, the continuous loss of loved ones, giving birth under poor medical conditions, and the struggle against death. With superhuman courage, tenacious spirit, and extraordinary perseverance, she overcame all hardships and finally returned to Japan with honor after the war. The author uses a delicate touch and straightforward language to depict Hongzi's arduous journey, while also revealing an unknown story of Japanese immigrants living in the U.S. during World War II.