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Kathleen Kelley asked this question about The Japanese Lover:
Has anyone who has read this book also read Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet? This sounds like a similar story...just wondering if it is?
Janice The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is one of my favorite books. It is warm, engaging and endearing. By comparison, I found The Japanese Lover…moreThe Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is one of my favorite books. It is warm, engaging and endearing. By comparison, I found The Japanese Lover contrived, stilted and very much chic lit. I abandoned it almost immediately.(less)
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The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author)
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