Reunion

Shannon is excited about spending a week at her friend Rina's house, but she's a little nervous too. Rina seems to be able to do everything better than she can and her home is chaotic compared to Shannon's own. When things fall apart, Rina's grandmother is there to tell them a story from her past, early in the Second World War. The story is about a rift between her and her childhood friend, Mitsu, a rift that could never be healed because Mitsu and her family were taken away from the small town of Paldi and interned with other Japanese Canadians. Rina's grandmother, Jas, never saw Mitsu again. That is, not until Shannon and Rina find a handful of forgotten beads in the bottom of a cardboard box. Jacqueline Pearce grew up in Duncan on Vancouver Island. At a summer job, she learned about the small logging town of Paldi, inhabited by people of East Indian and Japanese descent. When an old photograph led her to learn that her friend's mother had grown up in Paldi, the story for The Reunion began to take shape. Jacqueline has always been interested in local history and people's stories. She lives in New Westminster with her husband, her daughter, a big dog and two half-wild indoor cats. The Reunion is her first book.Pearce, Jacqueline is the author of 'Reunion' with ISBN 9781551432304 and ISBN 1551432307.