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Brocade [Paperback]

Jan Merlin (Author)
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May 10, 1999
A TRAGIC LOVE WHICH DESTINED THEIR LIVES.

For Jordan, his passion for Yukiko was as intense and as sudden as a tropical storm ending just as abruptly. When he returned to her and his son, he was years too late.

Yukiko was as soft and gentle as a fragile flower. She lived only for the day that her handsome G.I. would return. She gave up her future to spare the life of the child of their love.

For Joe, the son whose American blood made him an outcast, it was a raw life in the slums of a great city where he was destined to pay for the sins of his mother engendering a hate for his absent father; the man his mother would always love.

For Wanda, Jordan's wife, she knew not what was her future. She could not conceive, thus she could give him no children. They both wanted them so desperately that adoption was the only alternative ... until...

Brocade tells this story of unbridled passion, deep love, and the destruction that a foreign culture forces upon those that ignore its rules. A love stolen from the sorrows of World War II during the occupation of Japan ended 18 years later in the village in which it was conceived.

Brocade, written by Jan Merlin, originally published by Avon in 1982, and until now available only as a second hand book, is now available in a new expanded edition published by Author22 publishing.


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About the Author

Mr. Merlin is best known as an actor, having stared in dozens of movies, as well as having made numerous television appearances. He received an Emmy for his television writing efforts. He grew up in New York City, enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943, served in both the North African Campaign as well as the Pacific war zone. In 1946 he enrolled in the Neigborhood Playhouse school of acting, became a member of the cast of one of televisions earliest adventure series, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, and then appeared on Broadway in Mr Roberts. While in New York the William Morris agency became his representative, and he relocated to the West Coast to begin an illustrious carrer in motion pictures.

Recently he published his second novel, Gunbearer.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 418 pages
  • Publisher: Lukeion Pr (May 10, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1892183129
  • ISBN-13: 978-1892183125
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,559,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A novel misjudged and needing rediscovery, June 24, 1997
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This review is from: Brocade (Paperback)
This novel defies categorization, which confounds the marketing people. In its original form, it seemed to have a romance novel cover and appeal. On the contrary, it is in the tradition of Thornbirds or Raj Quartet. This is a tragic story of an ainoko, or Japanese son of an American GI during the U.S. Occupation. A scathing and realistic depiction of America's military presence and its ethnocentricism, it contrasts sharply with the sad life of Heinie, the half-breed who is rejected as well by the purists of the Japanese culture. The work is written by former film star,Jan Merlin, whose face is familiar to movie goers and television fans of the 50s and 60s as one of the most notorious villains. Here he shows why he won an Emmy for his writing for television in 1976. The story contains a harrowing view of Hiroshima after nuclear conflagration and the Japanese theatre world after the war. Like many great epic stories, this one defies a single label. It is for readers to rediscover and to cherish, as they surely will. Highly recommended
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars New Edition of a Classic, May 6, 2000
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This review is from: Brocade (Paperback)
In 1997 in my review on amazon, I lamented the fact that this book was out of print. However, thanks to the foresight of Author22 Publishers, the book has been returned to the active file. Readers now can find a more readable edition available: print is larger and clearer. The book now resembles what it is: social commentary combined with glorious story-telling, and avoids the misleading cover of old that suggested some soap opera romance. This work is highly recommended to those with an interest in the historical Amerasian children and their sad fate. Buy this book!
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