Silent Honor

Infobox Book |
name = Silent Honor


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author = Danielle Steel
country = United States
language = English
genre = Romance novel
publisher = Delacorte Press]
pub_date = 1996
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 353 pp
isbn = ISBN 0385313012

"Silent Honor" is a 1996 fiction novel, authored by Danielle Steel. The plot follows Hiroko, an eighteen year old who leaves Japan to live with her uncle in California, United States, after making a difficult decision based on her needs and her mothers beliefs. However, when Pearl Harbor is bombed, she becomes an enemy in he American community. The book was published by Delacorte Press. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=-aqrsNkKPskC&q=Silent+Honor&dq=Silent+Honor&pgis=1 Silent Honor] , Plot outline. Retrieved on 2007-12-25]

Plot summary

In August, 1941, Hiroko migrates to the United States from Japan, as she has friends living there and her uncle. Upon first arrival, she settles in well and continues to lead a regular life, however, on December 7, 1941 — Pearl Harbor is bombed, thus making them an enemy in their community and cross the USA, as they are considered foreigners. Ordered to stay by her father, she remains occupied in California, however, the military are ordered to remove all Japanese citizens, and end up being put in to a detention centre, having to fight to stay alive. [ [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/danielle-steel/silent-honor.htm Fantastic Fiction] , Plot for the book "Silent Honor". Retrieved on 2007-12-25]

Reception

"Publishers Weekly" comments about the book that "Steel's slapdash prose and stereotypical characterization produce a formulaic tale, albeit more earnest and didactic than her usual fare". [ [http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Honor-Danielle-Steel/dp/0440224055 Editorial reviews] , Publishers Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-12-25]

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