{"title":"Samuel Hawley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Hawley\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts immersive narratives set against richly textured historical backdrops. His works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eDaikon\u003c\/em\u003e, explore complex characters navigating the intricate social and cultural landscapes of their times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful storytelling that brings history to life with depth and nuance, blending engaging plots with vivid period details. Hawley's stories resonate with those who appreciate historical fiction steeped in authenticity and human insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daikon-by-samuel-hawley-9781668209585","title":"Daikon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and now his Japanese-American wife, Noriko, has been imprisoned by the brutal Thought Police. An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first day of August 1945, offers the scientist a surprising chance at salvation. The Imperial Army dispatches him to examine an unusual device recovered from the plane’s wreckage—a bomb containing uranium—and tells him that if he can unlock its mysteries, his wife will be released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking in secrecy under crushing pressure, Kan begins to disassemble the bomb and study its components. One of his assistants falls ill after mishandling the uranium, but his alarming deterioration, and Kan’s own symptoms, are ignored by the commanding officer demanding results. Desperate to stave off Japan’s surrender to the Allies, the army will stop at nothing to harness the weapon’s unimaginable power. They order Kan to prepare the bomb for manual detonation over a target—a suicide mission that will strike a devastating blow against the Americans. Kan is soon confronted with a series of agonising decisions that will test his courage, his loyalty, and his very humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary debut novel that is the result of twenty-eight years of work by its author, \u003ci\u003eDaikon\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and powerfully moving saga that calls to mind such classics as \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e. It is set amid the chaos and despair of the world’s third largest city lying in ruins, its population starving and its leadership under escalating assault from without and within. 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Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novel’s bracingly intimate ending.” —\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What if not two but three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theatre?... Hawley’s impeccably detailed narrative offers an unnerving fictional answer... 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An American bomber, downed over Japan on the first day of August 1945, offers the scientist a surprising chance at salvation. The Imperial Army dispatches him to examine an unusual device recovered from the plane’s wreckage—a bomb containing uranium—and tells him that if he can unlock its mysteries, his wife will be released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking in secrecy under crushing pressure, Kan begins to disassemble the bomb and study its components. One of his assistants falls ill after mishandling the uranium, but his alarming deterioration, and Kan’s own symptoms, are ignored by the commanding officer demanding results. Desperate to stave off Japan’s surrender to the Allies, the army will stop at nothing to harness the weapon’s unimaginable power. They order Kan to prepare the bomb for manual detonation over a target—a suicide mission that will strike a devastating blow against the Americans. 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