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  • Summer of the Big Bachi

  • By: Naomi Hirahara
  • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
  • Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Summer of the Big Bachi

By: Naomi Hirahara
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
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Summary

In the foothills of Pasadena, Mas Arai is just another Japanese-American gardener, his lawnmower blades clean and sharp, his truck carefully tuned. But while Mas keeps lawns neatly trimmed, his own life has gone to seed. His wife is dead. And his livelihood is falling into the hands of the men he once hired by the day. For Mas, a life of sin is catching up to him. And now bachi - the spirit of retribution - is knocking on his door. It begins when a stranger comes around, asking questions about a nurseryman who once lived in Hiroshima, a man known as Joji Haneda.

By the end of the summer, Joji will be dead, and Mas' own life will be in danger. For while Mas was building a life on the edge of the American dream, he has kept powerful secrets: about three friends long ago, about two lives entwined, and about what really happened when the bomb fell on Hiroshima in August 1945. A spellbinding mystery played out from war-torn Japan to the rich tidewaters of LA's multicultural landscape, this stunning debut novel weaves a powerful tale of family, loyalty, and the price of both survival and forgiveness.
©2004 Naomi Hirahara (P)2015 Audible Inc.
Genre Fiction Mystery Suspense Fiction
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A bit uneventful.

Excellent narrantion. And a reasonable story. I have to say the plot was a bit lacking. I think the payoff or revelation isn't teally worth the buildup. I was still interested enough to finish all be it after a hiatus.

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