Bridge to the Sun (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Gwen Terasaki
- First Published: 1957
- Time of Work: 1930–1949
- Setting: Washington, D.C.; Shanghai, China; and Tokyo, Japan
- Principal Characters: Gwen Terasaki, Hidenari Terasaki, Mariko Terasaki, Ah Mei, Taro Terasaki, Taira Terasaki, General Douglas MacArthur
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Autobiography, Marriage, World War II, Asia or Asians, Japan or Japanese people, Diplomacy or diplomats, Pacifism, Society of Friends or Quakers
- Locales: Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Japan, Shanghai, China
Form and Content
In her autobiography, Bridge to the Sun, Gwen Terasaki depicts her life as the wife of a Japanese diplomat and Quaker pacifist, Hidenari Terasaki, in China during the early years of their marriage and in Tokyo during World War II. The book starts with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and moves by flashback to the early years of the Terasakis’ marriage in the 1930’s. The main body of the text concerns the Terasaki family’s years of privation in Japan during the war and Hidenari’s role as adviser to General Douglas MacArthur during...
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