About this title: In retaliation for B-29 bombing raids over Japan, the Japanese POW camps designated the airmen who dropped the bombs "special prisoners," subjecting them to particularly harsh treatment when they were captured. Lehrer's novel tells the story of John Quincy Watson, an ex-POW who unexpectedly encounters the Japanese army officer who tortured him during his imprisonment. Now a bishop, Watson must struggle with his memories of horror, his personal code of honor, and a sudden, all-consuming desire for revenge.
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: Trade ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 05/2000
ISBN-13:9780375503719ISBN:0375503714
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. read more
Edition: Revised 2003 and Revised ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781586480424ISBN:1586480421
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. A great copy. Like-new. pages, spine, cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Revised 2003 and Revised ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781586480424ISBN:1586480421
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Softcover, as shown. Minor cover shopwear. Pp lightly tanned, but--spine NOT creased, NO stains, tears, writing, in tight & bright book. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375503719ISBN:0375503714
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The book is very solid with bright, unmarked pages. The dust jacket has minor shelf & edge wear. read more
Edition: Trade ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375503719ISBN:0375503714
Description: Very Good. Very good in very good djx-lib w/ markings mylar dj over original scuffed, pgs clean & tight & white, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. Shipped in bubble mailer unless it is a real expensive item. read more
"Very absorbing story about a WW II POW, both during the war and today. I didn't expect anything too engaging or colorful from Lehrer, but was pleasantly surprised."
"Yes, it's that Jim Lehrer, from PBS, and he's quite a good writer. This novel is a riveting view of what it was like to be an American prisoner of war in a Japanese POW camp. Compelling."
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