It Happened in Japan

By Albert d' Anethan

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Fleeing a scandalous past, a woman seeks refuge in a foreign land, only to find her secrets sailing right behind her to a new, uncertain destiny.

Genres

Culture/Civilization/Society Travel & Geography Fiction

Released

2019-02-21

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Summary

"It Happened in Japan" by Albert d'Anethan is a story about a woman named Pearl Nugent who is trying to escape her troubled past in England by moving to Japan. She wants to forget her bad marriage and divorce and start over. The story looks at ideas of love and giving things up, as well as how society judges people. Early in the book, two men on a ship, Monsieur de Güldenfeldt and Sir Ralph Nicholson, talk about Pearl's past, showing that her reputation follows her. Pearl, who has changed her name to move on, deals with what she has done as she tries to build a new life. Her journey explores her feelings as she faces both the excitement of a fresh start and the challenges of her old life. This sets the stage for Pearl to figure out who she is, how others see her, and how she sees herself in a new place.