Jamie Ford Livres

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An impressive, bitter, and sweet debut that explores the age-old conflicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle era during World War II, and the depths and longing of deep-heart love.”—Lisa See “A tender and satisfying novel.”—Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain In 1986, Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now 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 1940s—Keiko Okabe, with whom he forged a bond of friendship and innocent love that transcended the prejudices of their Old World ancestors. After Keiko and her family were evacuated to the internment camps, she and Henry could only hope that their promise to each other would be kept. Now, forty years later, Henry explores the hotel’s basement for the Okabe family’s belongings and for a long-lost object whose value he cannot even begin to measure. His search will take him on a journey to revisit the sacrifices he has made for family, for love, for country.

1909, Seattle. At the World's Fair, half-Chinese Ernest is raffled off as a prize. Working in the Red Light District, he falls in love with Maisie, the daughter of a madam, and Fahn, a Japanese maid. At the World's Fair in 1962, Ernest looks back on the memories he made with his wife as his daughter begins to unravel their tragic past.

In this powerful exploration of generational love, Dorothy Moy, a former poet laureate, channels her mental health struggles into her art. When her five-year-old daughter begins to exhibit similar behaviors and recalls memories from their ancestors' lives, Dorothy fears her child is destined to suffer the same debilitating depression that has plagued her. Seeking radical help, she undergoes experimental treatment aimed at addressing inherited trauma. This journey leads her to connect intimately with the women in her family’s past: Faye Moy, a nurse with the Flying Tigers; Zoe Moy, a rebellious student in England; Lai King Moy, a girl quarantined during a plague; Greta Moy, a tech executive; and Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman in America. As Dorothy confronts painful memories that affect her present, she realizes that trauma is not her only inheritance. A stranger, who has loved her across generations, is searching for her. Determined to break the cycle of pain and abandonment, Dorothy seeks peace for her daughter and the love that has long eluded her, knowing she may have to pay the ultimate price.

Seit dem Tag, an dem der leblose Körper seiner Mutter aus dem Haus getragen wurde, lebt William Eng im Waisenhaus. Als er im Kino die schöne Sängerin Willow Frost sieht, ist er überwältigt. Täuschend ähnlich sieht sie seiner Mutter. Entschlossen, den fernen Filmstar aufzuspüren, läuft er fort, schlägt sich auf den Straßen Seattles durch, sucht sie in Theatern und Lichtspielhäusern. Er muss Willow Frost finden. Er muss beweisen, dass sie seine Mutter ist, und endlich erfahren, was damals passierte. Vor dem Hintergrund der Großen Depression im Seattle der dreißiger Jahre hat Jamie Ford einen berührenden Roman über einen Jungen geschrieben, der nicht aufhört, an die Liebe seiner Mutter zu glauben, der alles wagt, um sie wiederzufinden.

Seattle, 1962. Per Ernest Young, la storia sembra destinata a ripetersi. Più di cinquant’anni dopo la sua ultima visita all'Esposizione universale, tutto è rimasto invariato, compreso il padiglione della lotteria con la sua bandiera gialla e viola. Questo simbolo di speranza e libertà riporta Ernest, immigrato dalla Cina a dodici anni, al 1909. Venduto come premio della lotteria, diventa servitore di una stravagante signora, ma il suo destino cambia quando incontra Fehn, una ragazzina dai tratti giapponesi che lo colpisce profondamente. L'aveva già vista sulla nave verso gli Stati Uniti e si era innamorato di lei, riconoscendo nel suo sguardo il dolore di chi è diverso. Tra le fragranze del tè che preparano per gli ospiti, la loro amicizia si trasforma in un amore profondo, ostacolato dalle delusioni del sogno americano. Costretti a separarsi e a seguire strade diverse, entrambi sono certi che il loro sentimento resisterà e li riunirà. Cinquant'anni dopo, Ernest torna nel luogo dove tutto è iniziato, sperando di ritrovare Fehn, il primo amore che sente ancora vicino, pronto a riprendere la loro storia da dove l'avevano lasciata.

Syv år gamle Tiller drømmer om at mamma skal være glad. En dag er mamma borte og Tiller bruker all tid på å lete etter henne. En kveld går hun ned i den mørke kjelleren, til døren med det blå lyset. Der finner hun mamma og livet blir ennå merkeligere.