2013 08-07 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet hosted by Deborah Marxsen

Such a relaxing evening with my Book Junkies @ Jimmie G's. We discussed Deborah's book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Well Deborah you can relax because everyone enjoyed your book. At least I know of 8 folks who did. Sorry the rest of the group couldn't join us because we had a great time and the food was pretty tasty and plenty of it.

Book is about Henry Lee and the long boarded up Panama Hotel where belongings of Japanese immigrants were stored after they were herded into camps. The book jumps between 1986 and 1940 where Henry meets Keiko at the age of 12 and falls in love. A forbidden love because he is Chinese and she is Japanese.
The book shares the attitudes of the time period and the predjuices.

The items found in the basement of that hotel opens the door to a flood or memories. 

This book lets you know there is time for forgiveness. You can see human nature at it's best and at it's worst. 

Many teared up while reading this book. Did you?

Okay next to Choose is Denise. Her choice is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. 






Until we meet again...The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't.  ~Mark Twain~

Carla