""Impeccably researched and beautifully written." --Karen White, New
York Times bestselling author
In this poignant and evocative novel by acclaimed author Kristina
McMorris, a country is plunged into conflict and suspicion-forcing a
young woman to find her place in a volatile world.
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.
When her husband is interned at a war relocation camp, Maddie follows,
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.
Skillfully capturing one of the most controversial episodes in recent
American history, Kristina McMorris draws readers into a novel filled
with triumphs and heartbreaking loss-an authentic, moving testament to
love, forgiveness, and the enduring music of the human spirit.
"Readers of World War II fiction will devour Kristina McMorris's Bridge
of Scarlet Leaves, a poignant, authentic story of Japanese and American
lovers crossed not only by the stars but by the vagaries of war and
their own country's prejudices --Jenna Blum, New York Times
bestselling author of Those Who Save Us
