TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee,Jing-Jing
TI  - How we disappeared: a novel 
SN  - 9781335953759
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Toronto, Ontario
PB  - Hanover Square Press
KW  - Comfort women
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Last words
KW  - Widows
KW  - Villages
KW  - Singapore
KW  - Human trafficking
KW  - Japan
KW  - Military offenses
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
N2  - "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
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