Tokyo ever after emiko jean6/23/2023 ![]() It's a relief to be in a place where everyone looks like she does, but for some family members, and some media outlets, she's too American to belong there, either. There's an awful lot for Izumi to take in and learn, not the least of which is constantly being shadowed by the always-scowling but incredibly handsome bodyguard, Akio. She reaches out to her father through an old friend of his, and the next thing she knows, Izumi is whisked off to Tokyo to spend a few weeks at the Imperial Palace getting to know her father and the rest of her Imperial family. The signature leads to an online search that reveals her father is none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. ![]() One day while snooping in her mother's room she finds a love poem written to her mother and dated the year she was born. ![]() ![]() As one of the very few Asians in her town, she often feels like she doesn't really belong there. TOKYO EVER AFTER is the story of Izumi, a senior in high school who grew up in a small town in Northern California never knowing who her father was. The cover of 'Mika in Real Life.' (Courtesy) Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with bestselling young adult author Emiko Jean about her first book for adults, 'Mika in Real Life.'. ![]()
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