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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds a family across the generations in "one of the most beautiful books of motherhood and what we pass on to those that come after us" (Jenna Bush Hager, Today). Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington's forme...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds a family across the generations in "one of the most beautiful books of motherhood and what we pass on to those that come after us" (Jenna Bush Hager, Today).Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington's former...

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The New York Times bestselling author of the "mesmerizing and evocative" (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants) Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds one family across the generations. Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington's former poet laureate, that's how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But whe...

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An early immigrant's vision transforms swampland into a beloved public park. Essays, poems, and photographs celebrate Fujitaro Kubota's legacy.

Seattle. Nella cantina dell'hotel Panama il tempo pare essersi fermato: sono passati quarant'anni, ma tutto è rimasto come allora. Nonostante sia coperto di polvere, l'ombrellino di bambù brilla ancora, rosso e bianco, con il disegno di un pesce arancione. A Henry Lee basta vederlo aperto per ritrovarsi di nuovo nei primi anni Quaranta. L'America è in guerra ed è attraversata da un razzismo strisciante. Henry, giovane cinese, è solo un ragazzi...

Seattle, 1962. Per Ernest Young la storia sembra destinata a ripetersi. Sono passati più di cinquant'anni dall'ultima volta che ha visitato l'Esposizione universale, ma nulla è cambiato. Oggi come allora c'è il padiglione della lotteria, su cui svetta una bandiera gialla e viola. A Ernest basta vederla stagliarsi nel cielo azzurro per sentirsi di nuovo nel lontano 1909. Per lui, appena sbarcato in America dalla Cina a soli dodici anni, quella ...

1909, Seattle. At the World's Fair, half-Chinese Ernest is raffled off as a prize. Working in the Red Light District, he falls in love with Maisie, the daughter of a madam, and Fahn, a Japanese maid. At the World's Fair in 1962, Ernest looks back on the memories he made with his wife as his daughter begins to unravel their tragic past.

From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic 1909 World's Fair."An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history."-Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance t...

Seattle. Nella cantina dell'hotel Panama il tempo pare essersi fermato: sono passati quarant'anni, ma tutto è rimasto come allora. Nonostante sia coperto di polvere, l'ombrellino di bambù brilla ancora, rosso e bianco, con il disegno di un pesce arancione. A Henry Lee basta vederlo aperto per ritrovarsi di nuovo nei primi anni Quaranta. L'America è in guerra ed è attraversata da un razzismo strisciante. Henry, giovane cinese, è solo un ragazzi...

A new novel from the author of bestselling "Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & Sweet", this is set in Seattle and moves between 1909 and 1962, as Ernest looks back on the past and the memories of being raffled off as a prize as the World's Fair.

1909, Seattle. At the World's Fair a half-Chinese boy is raffled off as a prize. Working in a brothel he falls in love with both the daughter of a madam and a Japanese maid sold into servitude. In 1962, he looks back on the memories he made with his beloved wife while his daughter begins to unravel their tragic past.

Sentimental, heartfelt….the exploration of Henry's changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages...A timely debut that not only reminds readers of a shameful episode in American history, but cautions us to examine the present and take heed we don't repeat those injustices."-- Kirkus Reviews "A tender and satisfying novel set in a time and a place lost forever, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet ...

Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese-American boy, has lived at Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother disappeared from his life five years ago. During a trip to the movie theatre, William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother. Determined to find Willow, William attempts to confront the mysteries of his past...

From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic 1909 World's Fair."An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history."-Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance t...

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With over a million copies sold worldwide this captivating debut is a story of the sacrifices one boy makes for love and for his country. Based on true events and real places, this is a perfect story for book groups. 'Ford deftly pulls off a Hollywood-worthy romance, one anchored to a true event...An entertaining and often illuminating tale' "The Spectator

Seattle. Nella cantina dell'hotel Panama il tempo pare essersi fermato: sono passati quarant'anni, ma tutto è rimasto come allora. Nonostante sia coperto di polvere, l'ombrellino di bambù brilla ancora, rosso e bianco, con il disegno di un pesce arancione. A Henry Lee basta vederlo aperto per ritrovarsi di nuovo nei primi anni Quaranta. L'America è in guerra ed è attraversata da un razzismo strisciante. Henry, giovane cinese, è solo un ragazzi...