Alamosa Public Library

Set against the background of a controversial period in American history, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, this is the love story of an Irish-American man and a beautiful Japanese-American woman.

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

Augie Schuler is desperate for love, the kind "normal" families provide. And when she meets Sunny Yamagata and her family, Augie knows she's found what she's looking for in spite of cultural differences. Together, the two girls pursue the fanciful dreams of youth and a sometimes humorous search for God beneath the bright California sun. When the dark days of World War II and the Japanese internment camps tear them apart, they vow never to forget each...