Title: How We Disappeared
Description: "Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and one tiny child. In a neighboring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a 'comfort woman.' After sixty years of silence, what she saw and experienced still haunts her. In the year 2000, twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen. Weaving together two time lines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences, Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving, unforgettable novel about human resilience, the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past." -- Amazon.
Subjects: Singapore, fiction, Fiction, family life, Widows, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general, Comfort women, Fiction, Widows, Grandparent and child, Family secrets, World War, 1939-1945, History, Secrecy, Last words, Villages, Human trafficking, Military offenses, FICTION / Historical / World War II, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Sagas, Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353450 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01353450, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01180924