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Book SynopsisIn the mid-1800s, Yokohama brought affluent foreigners to the city. It was in this setting that the author's Canadian mother and Swiss father met in 1933. This work recounts the initial years of their parents' marriage and provides glimpses into relations between Japan and the West from the turn of the century to the onset of the Second World War.
Trade Review"The saga of the Baenningers' dramatic departure from Japan and their maritime trek around the world to finally reach Canada in 1942 is completely absorbing." Joseph Kess, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiative, University of Victoria "A fascinating story, well-told and engaging, about a world now receding into the distance." Robert Calder, University of Saskatchewan "With its compelling tales of world travel and its informative account of the internment of foreign nationals in wartime Japan, In the Eye of the Wind will appeal equally to general readers interested in travel memoirs, Japan, treaty ports, and personal experiences of colonialism and war." Tristan R. Grunow, University of Oregon
