num_pages: 279
description: This is a sequel to the author's first novel, Obasan. When Father Cedric asks Naomi Nakane, "What is for you the breath of life?", Naomi is unable to answer. But Father Cedric knows that someday -- itsuka -- she will understand herself.
language: English
title: Itsuka
titlecomplete: Itsuka
genres: Fiction, Historical, Canadian Literature, Canada, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 197
places: Toronto, Ontario
series: Obasan
publisher: Penguin Books