Kuroshio: The Blood of Foxes

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The Kuroshio is the "Black Current," which Japanese immigrants believed brought them safely across the Pacific Ocean to a new life in North America. This vividly imagined novel explores the dark reaches of Issei (Japanese immigrant) life in North America prior to World War II. A picture bride from Japan, disenchanted with her loveless marriage in her adopted homeland, turns to an Issei crime boss for help in dealing with a senseless tragedy. Full of unexpected twists and flashes of narrative color, Terry Watada's novel combines historic fact with all the intrigue of a modern-day murder mystery.

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A historically insightful first novel about the lesser-known history of Vancouver's Japanese Canadian community prior to its destruction by the enforced evacuation and internment of its citizens. Terry Watada is a superb storyteller.
Jim Wong-Chu, Asian Canadian Writers Workshop--Jim Wong-Chu "Jim Wong-Chu "

Author Bio

Terry Watada is the author of numerous books of history, fiction, and poetry, as well as several plays. He is also a musician, having performed in various rock bands and on his own since the 1960s. He teaches English at Seneca College in Toronto.