Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford PDF Free

Jamie Ford caused a stir among readers with his unforgettable debut Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet which he followed up with the muchanticipated Songs of Willow Frost Each in their own way these New York Times bestsellers delve into the past combining exquisite storytelling with heartfelt explorations of family love and heritage Now both magnificent novels are together in one exclusive eBook bundle HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET Mesmerizing and evocative a tale of conflicted loyalties and timeless devotionSara Gruen author of Water for Elephants A wartimeera ChineseJapanese variation on Romeo and Juliet The period detail is so revealing and so well renderedThe Seattle Times In 1986 Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel once the gateway to Seattles Japantown where the new owner has discovered the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps during World War II As the owner displays and unfurls a Japanese parasol Henry a Chinese American remembers a young Japanese American girl from his childhood in the 1940sKeiko Okabe with whom he forged a bond that transcended the prejudices of their Old World ancestors After Keiko and her family were evacuated she and Henry could only hope that their promise to each other would be kept Now forty years later Henry explores the hotels basement for the Okabe familys belongings and for a longlost object whose value he cannot even begin to measure SONGS OF WILLOW FROST Jamie Ford is a firstrate novelist and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tearsPat Conroy author of The Prince of Tides Arresting with the kind of ending readers always hope for but seldom getThe Dallas Morning News Seattle 1934 Twelveyearold William Eng a Chinese American boy has lived at Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother was carried away from their small apartment five years ago But now William in a rare visit to the movies has glimpsed an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost Struck by her features William is convinced that she is his mother Determined to find her William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte The pair navigate the streets of Seattle where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of Williams past and his connection to Willow Frost a woman whose story is far more complicated than any fantasy portrayed onscreen