Samurai's Daughter, The: 6 (Severn House Large Print) - Softcover

Massey, Sujata

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060595035 ISBN 13: 9780060595036

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2015

Synopsis

A new crime-thriller full of suspense from Sujata Massey, the acclaimed author of The Bride's Kimono and The Floating Girl. Antiques dealer Rei Shimura is in San Francisco visiting her parents and researching a personal project tracing the story of 100 years of Japanese decorative arts through her own family's experience. Her work is interrupted by the arrival of her boyfriend, lawyer Hugh Glendinning, who is involved in a class action lawsuit on behalf of aged Asian nationals forced to engage in slave labour for Japanese companies during World War II. These two projects suddenly intertwine when one of Hugh's clients is murdered and Rei begins to uncover unsavoury facts about her own family's actions during the war. Rei unravels the truth, finds the killer, and at the same time learns about family ties and loyalty and the universal desire to avoid blame.

About this title

Review:

"Intricately plotted and filled with Asian lore and customs...spiced with courage and danger."--Dallas Morning News

"Absorbing cross-cultural puzzle."--Publishers Weekly

"Massey deftly weaves fascinating historical and cultural detail into a suspenseful plot."--Booklist

About the Author:

Sujata Massey was a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and spent several years in Japan teaching English and studying Japanese. She is the author of The Salaryman's Wife, Zen Attitude, The Flower Master, The Floating Girl, The Bride's Kimono, The Samurai's Daughter, The Pearl Diver, and The Typhoon Lover. She lives in Minneapolis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0060595035
• ISBN 13: 9780060595036
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332