In Blood, Flowers Bloom

“In Blood, Flowers Bloom illuminates one of the last untold stories of World War II, the common act of soldiers, sailors and Marines taking their enemy’s possessions after victory. With meticulous research and journalistic rigor, Bresnahan crisscrosses time and continents to weave this haunting, human tale of trauma, healing, cruelty and generosity.”
–Clarissa Ward, CNN Correspondent and author of On All Fronts
“Beautifully researched, fast-paced, and suspenseful, In Blood, Flowers Bloom connects the dramatic personal stories of a handful of U.S. and Japanese soldiers and their families during and after horrific battles of the Pacific War. Simultaneously heartbreaking and deeply restorative, the book is filled with moving details that bring each character, battle, and scrap of memory to life. In Blood, Flowers Bloom offers renewed understanding of how that war was waged by military leaders but fought by millions of young men, illuminates the legacy of trauma and loss on both sides, and demonstrates the power of deceased soldiers’ personal belongings, left behind on a battlefield, to create intimate, cross-cultural connection and healing on both sides of the Pacific.”
–Susan Southard, author of Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War

Samantha Bresnahan is an Atlanta-based senior writer and copy editor for CNN International. She’s reported across the US and around the world producing global features from India, Brazil, Japan, Kuwait, Thailand, South Korea, Jamaica, Norway, England, Hong Kong, France, and the UAE. She is a 3-time News & Documentary Emmy award nominee, a Livingston Award finalist, and National Headliner Award-winner. In addition to her more than ten years of experience as a journalist, Bresnahan holds an MFA in Narrative Nonfiction from the University of Georgia.

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