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Unbelonging

by David J. Jepsen

Seattle after the war, and the question of belonging

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Seattle after the war, and the question of belonging

Set in Seattle in 1945, the novel brings together four families whose experiences expose different forms of exclusion in a city reshaped by World War II. Its central perspectives include a defense worker drawn into labor activism, a Black war hero confronting racism at home, a Japanese internee facing continued hostility after the war, and a British war bride reconsidering the promise of life in America. Against the backdrop of racial tensions, labor unrest, and Cold War anxieties, the book examines how belonging is contested across communities and within families.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set in the Pacific Northwest during and just after World War II.
  • Readers seeking fiction about race, labor activism, wartime aftermath, and social exclusion.
  • Readers interested in interconnected family stories shaped by political and social change.

Themes

Belonging and exclusionRacism and prejudiceLabor activism and unrestPostwar AmericaFamily and social change

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Book overview

Seattle 1945 A compelling story of four families coping with hate and exclusion in a city transformed by a world war.A female defense worker turned labor activist endangers herself and her family.A Negro war hero faces a racial battlefield at home. A Japanese internee learns the end of war did not end the hate. A British war bride discovers the American dream isn't for everyone.A novel about a city plagued with racial tensions, labor unrest, and cold war hysteria that will shatter the myth of an enlightened and inviting Seattle. Welcome to the City on the Sound where no one is sure where they belong.

 

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Never bashful about pursuing a dream, David J. Jepsen walked away from a 30-year career in journalism and corporate communications to fulfill a lifelong passion-history. His goal was to do what he is doing now: writing and teaching history. Today, he finds great satisfaction teaching Pacific Northwest and U.S. history at Tacoma Community College. He holds a master's degree in history and a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Washington and lives in Gig Harbor, Washington. This is his first novel.

 

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