The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende was the last book I read in 2015. I had to finish the last 30 pages this morning as I fell asleep reading it last night.
This book was great. It started out a little slow, but once I got started I was addicted to finishing it. It's the story of a woman named Alma Mendel. She grew up in Poland, but had to move to California with her aunt and uncle to get away from the war. The book tells about her life from 8 yrs old up to her death. Throughout the book we learn about her different relationships with her cousin, brother, assistants, family members, son, and her Japanese lover.
There is also an underlying story of a girl named Irina who comes to help Alma around the house. Alma's grandson ends up falling in love with Irina and has her help discover the mysteries of his grandmother's past to be close to her.
This book was both happy and sad. It was filled with stories of unconditional love. There were also lots of secrets hidden in the lives of the characters that were interesting to tie the whole story together. This was a great book to finish out my 2015 reading list.
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