The Picture Bride- Leo Geum-yi

"Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories.

I loved Willow from the first page to the last. Loved her courage, and her tenacious, yet caring, beautiful soul. The Picture Bride is the ultimate story of the power of friendship--a must-read!"

HEATHER MORRIS,

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ AND THREE SISTERS

' the three lies the matchmaker told Wilow

before she left home as a picture bride in

1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams for this new life are shat-tered, first by a husband who never wanted to marry her in the first place, and then by the escalation of the Korean independence movements, unified in goal, but divergent in action, which threaten to split the Hawaiian-Korean community and divide Willow's family and friends.

Braving the rough waters of these tumultuous years, Willow forges ahead, creating new dreams through her own blood, sweat, and tears, working tirelessly toward a better life for her family and loved ones.