Captain Josie and The Whale

by Jan Morrill

Josie knew her life would change when she left California for Alaska to study whales. But little did she know just how much.

Nook

First published May 1, 2011

About the author

Jan Morrill was born and (mostly) raised in California. Her mother, a Buddhist Japanese American, was an internee at Tule Lake and Topaz during World War II. Her father, a Southern Baptist redhead of Irish descent, retired from the Air Force.

Her award-winning historical fiction, The Red Kimono,(University of Arkansas Press, 2013) and other short stories and memoir essays, reflect growing up in a multicultural, multi-religious, multi-political background.

While working on the sequel to The Red Kimono, Jan teaches writing workshops and speaks about the history of the Japanese American internment.

Reviews

[Erin Robyn Walker]

really well written quick read, left me wanting more