Bridge to the Sun
New York Herald Tribune "More thrilling than fiction, it is a terrific human document...The appealing story of a family that could stay happy when the going was rough...One of the mostly quietly extraordinary experiences to befall an American woman in the war years."Washington Post "A rare and intimate view of the Japanese in this fascinating and beautifully written book.”Los Angeles Herald Express "One of the most beautifully written and absorbing books of the year."New York Times "Mrs. Terasaki has recorded clearly and skillfully her experience as a wartime wife in Asia."Christian Herald "In no year has there appeared a more poignant, heroic and profoundly moving book...."Saturday Review “A well-balanced book by an intelligent, warmhearted woman who has an extraordinary tale to tell, and tells it well.”Dallas Morning News "Here is the book that can be recommended without reservation. The most significant human document to come out of the late war.”San Francisco Call-Bulletin "A poignant, sometimes humorous, and always absorbing story."Baltimore Sunday Sun "One gropes for untarnished words to express the enthusiasm this book arouses."Pearl S. Buck (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1938) "I can recommend this highly. I found it most interesting, and beautifully written."--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.