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Seattle. È l'alba e il piccolo William si stropiccia i grandi occhi neri. Ancora avvolto nelle coperte, riesce quasi a sentire quelle canzoni sussurrate alle sue orecchie in una lingua antica. Ma è da cinque anni che non ascolta la voce di sua madre. Da quando è entrato nell'orfanotrofio e la disciplina ha preso il posto delle carezze. E l'odio è diventato la regola. Perché William è diverso da tutti gli altri, William è cinese. Però oggi, nel...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls-a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past-both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author ch...

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In Ford's stunning debut novel, he offers an on-the-ground look at the true tolls of Japanese families' deportation to concentration camps in the 1940s, at what each family lost and left behind, and what two families--Henry's and Keiko's--stood to gain by facing their painful 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 ...

Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, the times and places are brought [stirringly] to life (Jim Tomlinson, author of "Things Kept, Things Left Behind").