終戦から１年後、満州の通化から故郷の静岡までの道のりを、二人だけで引き揚げてきた幼い姉弟がいました。 「キヨシちゃんの手を絶対に離してはいけないよ」 満州で分かれたお母ちゃんとの約束をひたすら守り続け、十歳のいっちゃんは、六歳の弟・キヨシちゃんの手を引き、たくましく歩き続けたのでした。 壮絶な辛苦を味わいながら、生き抜いた二人の願いはただ一つ。 「生きて、日本でお母ちゃんと会いたい！」 しかし、お母ちゃんはもう、この世にはいなかったのでした。 八十歳のいっちゃんが、今、ようやく重い口を開き語った七十年前の壮絶な体験を長女が執筆。当時の主人公と同じ10歳の子供たちにも読めるように、漢字にはルビをふり、難しい表現には解説を入れてます。 発売と同時に全国から数多くの感想をお寄せ頂いております。 http://mbp-kobe.com/kohoshi/column/59606/ http://mbp-kobe.com/kohoshi/column/60233/

※この商品はタブレットなど大きいディスプレイを備えた端末で読むことに適しています。また、文字だけを拡大することや、文字列のハイライト、検索、辞書の参照、引用などの機能が使用できません。 One year after World War II ended, in 1946, two young Japanese children, a sister and her brother, somehow defied the odds and survived a month long dangerous journey from the former Japanese colony of Manchuria in northeast China to their hometown in Japan. Iku was only 10 years old. She and her 6-yr. old brother traveled 340 miles on land, mostly on foot, day and night, with little food, clothing, or money while holding each other’s hands. What kept them going every day? It was the promise that they made to their mother? “Never let go of each other’s hand and safely return to Japan to be reunited with everyone.” They simply wanted to see Mommy again. This is a true story of war, not of who’s on the right side and who’s on the wrong side, or who was crueler than the other, but how war impacts people everywhere, including innocent children, like Iku and her siblings. Most importantly, this book demonstrates how love, courage and determination can see us through the most difficult times. 70 years after the end of World War II, Iku finally decided to let her daughter, Izumi, tell her story to the whole world, hoping her ordeal will play a small part in contributing to world peace. All the illustrations in this book are done by Iku herself. Originally published in Japanese in 2016, this English version is now available to spread Iku’s inspiring story across the world.