Seattle, 1986: Henry Lee ansluter sig till en folkmassa utanför Hotel Panama, som en gång var en portal till den japanska stadsdelen. Hotellet har varit stängt i årtionden, men den nya ägaren har gjort ett otroligt fynd i hotellets källare - tillhörigheter från japanska familjer, som blivit [...]

"Sentimental, heartfelt....the exploration of Henry's changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages...A timely debut that not only reminds readers of a shameful episode in American history, but cautions us to examine the present and take heed we don't repe[...]

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER
From Jamie Ford, author of the beloved "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, "comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, "Songs of Willow Frost" is a powerful tale of two souls--a boy with dreams for his future and a[...]

1986, The Panama Hotel The old Seattle landmark has been boarded up for decades, but now the new owner has made a startling discovery in the basement: personal belongings stored away by Japanese families sent to interment camps during the Second World War. Among the fascinated crowd gathering outsid[...]

How could a mother forget? How could a mother leave her child behind? William Eng, a Chinese-American boy, has lived at Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage for five long years. Ever since his mother's listless body was carried from their Chinatown apartment, William has been wondering what happened to[...]

From Jamie Ford, the "New York Times" bestselling author of the beloved "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, "comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, "Songs of Willow Frost" is a powerful tale of two souls--a boy with dreams for his future and [...]

Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope.
The opening of a Japanese parasol takes old Henry Lee on a reminiscent journey back to the 1940s at the height of the wa[...]

Seattle, 1942; ungdomskjærestene Keiko og Henry blir skilt fra hverandre under dramatiske omstendigheter under krigen. En parasoll og en plate med jazzmusikk blir gjemt bort i kjelleren på Hotel Panama, sammen med minnene de har skapt sammen. 44 år senere er Henry blitt enkemann og bor fortsatt [...]

Seattle 1942. Kiinalais- ja japanilaiskorttelin erottaa legendaarinen tapaamispaikka, Hotelli Panama. Sen kulmilla tapaavat salaa myös nuori Henry ja Keiko, kunnes kielletty rakkaus katkeaa traagisella tavalla, kun Keiko perheineen viedään keskitysleirille. Neljänkymmenen vuoden kuluttua kohtalo[...]