In the Woods of Memory

<p><b>A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II war memory and US imperialism and blowback.</b></p>
<p><i>In the Woods of Memory</i> is a powerful thought-provoking novel that focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko 17 by four US soldiers and her friend Seiji's attempt at revenge.</p>
<p>Narrations through nine points of view Japanese and American from 1945 to the present day reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma inevitably ripples through the generations.</p>