Browsing: Asia

Two women — wealthy Sera and her servant Bhima — share a bond that spans India’s uncompromising caste system. Fans of The Kite Runner will be swept away by this “intimately and compassionately told” novel (The Washington Post).

A New York Times bestseller with nearly 4,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Courted by the ghost of a wealthy young man, Li Lan is drawn into a powerful family — and their dark secrets. Featuring “gripping tangles of plot and engaging characters… Truly compelling” (Booklist).

This “gripping page-turner” (Library Journal starred review) from a USA Today bestselling author follows an Afghan woman forced to flee her country with her children. “A must-read about borders, barriers, and the resolve of one courageous mother fighting to cross over” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tragedy and redemption” (Hampton Sides, bestselling author…

With over 2,200 five-star Goodreads ratings! This Pulitzer Prize–nominated book offers a “riveting and troubling portrait” (The New York Times) of culture and politics in contemporary China. “The best book on China I’ve ever read. Witty, indispensable, and often moving” (New York Times bestselling author Gary Shteyngart).

“An extraordinary, graceful, and moving novel about goodness and beauty” (Booklist): Sent to a coastal Japanese village to recover from tuberculosis, painter Stephen learns profound secrets of the soul from housekeeper Matsu. With nearly 7,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

“Delightful” (Booklist): This extraordinary account follows three young ambassadors who left home to forge a cultural relationship between Japan and the US. “Nimura paints history in cinematic strokes and brings a forgotten story to vivid, unforgettable life” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Arthur Golden).

A brilliant military history: When General MacArthur retreated from Bataan, one captain refused to surrender. Instead, Captain Russell Volckmann raised a guerrilla army of 22,000 Filipino men who repelled the Japanese forces at every turn, killing 50,000 enemy soldiers and changing the war’s outcome.

“Heartbreaking and hopeful” (Booklist): In the midst of political upheaval, the ghost of Song Leiyin must set things right for her husband and daughter before time runs out. “Riveting… An intoxicating story of family, ambition, and the risks we take for love” (New York Times bestselling author Tara Conklin).

From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six…