Ichiro

About this book

Ichiro lives in New York City with his Japanese mother. His father an American soldier was killed in Iraq. Now Ichis mom has decided they should move back to Japan to live with Ichis grandfather. Grandfather becomes Ichis tour guide taking him to temples as well as the Hiroshima Peace Park where Ichi starts to question the nature of war. After a supernatural encounter with the gods and creatures of Japanese mythology Ichi must face his fears if he is to get back home. In doing so he learns about the nature of man of gods and of war. He also learns there are no easy answersfor gods or men.