Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, Kristina McMorris
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, Kristina McMorris
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves

Author: Kristina McMorris

Narrator: C.S.E. Cooney

Unabridged: 13 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/12/2019


Synopsis

An "impeccably researched and beautifully written" novel about a California marriage threatened by the Japanese internments of WWII (Karen White, New York Times–bestselling author of The Sound of Glass).

Los Angeles, 1941. Violinist Maddie Kern's life seemed destined to unfold with the predictable elegance of a Bach concerto. Then she fell in love with Lane Moritomo.

Her brother's best friend, Lane is the handsome, ambitious son of Japanese immigrants. Maddie was prepared for disapproval from their families, but when Pearl Harbor is bombed the day after she and Lane elope, the full force of their decision becomes apparent. In the eyes of a fearful nation, Lane is no longer just an outsider, but an enemy.

Maddie follows when her husband is interned at a war relocation camp, sacrificing her Juilliard ambitions. Behind barbed wire, tension simmers and the line between patriot and traitor blurs. As Maddie strives for the hard–won acceptance of her new family, Lane risks everything to prove his allegiance to America—at tremendous cost—in this "beautiful, timeless love story . . . McMorris's words reach right off the page and grab at your heart" (Sarah Jio, New York Times–bestselling author of Blackberry Winter).

About Kristina McMorris

Kristina McMorris is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of Letters from Home and Bridge of Scarlet Leaves. She is the recipient of more than twenty national literary awards, as well as a nominee for the prestigious RITA Award. Kristina has also been named one of Portland's "40 Under 40" by the Business Journal. She lives with her husband and two sons in Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on May 09, 2018

Maddie Kern is a talented violinist with her sights set on Julliard and with a bright future ahead of her Tj (Maddie's older brother) is extremely protective. Depending solely on themselves, as both their parents were affected by an accident, this brother and sister are close. However, there is some......more

Goodreads review by Vaughn on March 28, 2012

Characters Worth Caring About: It would’ve been easy for any author to lose sight of the importance of characters when dealing with a setting so monumental as World War II, and plot elements such as interracial relationships and the internment of Japanese-Americans during the war. These are topics t......more