The One-Foot Waterfall — Frederick Mandell

In an isolated fishing village on the coast of Japan in 1945, two devoted, close friends are separated by a series of historic events. The catastrophic journey of Tamami changes the life of Michiko. As a beautiful young woman, Michiko finds her cherished dream torn between the beautiful fishing village where her family has lived for generations, the modern world she has seen and her steadfast love for the fisher boy, Jiro. A young American doctor, whose mentor is an Indian medicine man, is taught the compelling power of the second heart and steps forward to touch the lives of both Michiko and Tamami, and the elegant cranes that connect them.