Henry's and Keiko's journey, based on actual historical events, is a heart-wrenching one. Jamie Ford created characters that will live in your heart and mind forever. War and its affects created a harsh reality for Asian Americans in Seattle during the second World War and that reality was resurrected in this novel.Many relationships are dissected here - friend, foe, even family. Readers will experience joy, pain, and excitement as this story of love lost, found, and redeemed unravels.