by Julie Otsuka

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PEN/FAULKER AWARD WINNER •The acclaimed author of The Swimmers and When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” a century ago in this “understated masterpiece … that unfolds with great emotional power” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Julie Otsuka has written a spellbinding novel about identity and loyalty, and what it means to be an American in uncertain times.