Browsing: Japan

In the tradition of celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene, Tan Twan Eng’s debut novel casts a powerful…

In this “spellbinding” New York Times bestseller (O, The Oprah Magazine), follow three Chinese American women as they strive to achieve their dreams on the eve of World War II. An “emotional, informative, and brilliant page-turner” (The Washington Post) with over 5,100 five-star Goodreads ratings.

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

“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.

“An ideal recommendation for the book-club set” (Booklist): Past and present intertwine as Goldie, burdened by a life-changing secret, joins her newly widowed granddaughter on a cross-country road trip from New York to California. “Elegant and tasteful, this novel is not to be missed” (RT Book Reviews).

A New York Times bestseller hailed as “a marvel of a book” (The Washington Post): When terrorists infiltrate a party full of powerful politicians and business tycoons, the hostages forge unexpected bonds as their lives are thrust into uncertainty. “A terrific, spell-casting story” (San Francisco Chronicle).

“Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read.”—Washington Post…

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author! In this “fabulous epic” (The Baltimore Sun), an English adventurer will stop at nothing to seize power as he explores 19th-century Hong Kong. “Unforgettable” (Chicago Tribune), with nearly 17,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.