The summer grasses,
All that’s left of the soldier’s dream.
- Matsuo Basho, 17th century Japanese poet
Grady Bauscher journeys back in time to find out what happened to his brother who went missing in action in the battle of Bataan. He plumbs the memories of old soldiers who spin conflicting stories of courage and cowardice, but the truth eludes him until it is revealed in a record of treachery and deceit that lay hidden for half a century.
Rich in unvarnished historical detail, The Summer Grasses: Echoes of A Distant War is more than a war story – it is also a gripping tale of remembrance, a recapitulation of Grady’s life in which Sumi-re Sumida guides him to a reconciliation with the past.