New Releases by Jamie Ford

When Dorothy Moy discovers her daughter may suffer from the same debilitating depression that she does, she seeks radical help and endeavors to break the cycle of pain and find peace

An Edwardian Murder Mystery: It is 1905; King Edward VII is on the throne. In the year following her debutante season, Lady Charlotte is trying to come to terms with the demands of being the daughter of a marquess, and the inequalities faced by women in the early 20th century. She is also suffering from an undiagnosed eating disorder. The Walstone Fair is an annual event, for which enthusiasm is shared above and below stairs. On the morning after the fair, the body of a house maid is discovered. Is the killer to be found at Askton Hall? Inspector Bolton must bring the murderer to justice. Will he find the killer in the grand family rooms above stairs, or in the servant's hall? As the case unravels, long-held secrets are exposed and lives laid bare.

EDIÇÃO COMEMORATIVA DE UM DOS MAIORES BEST-SELLERS DE TODOS OS TEMPOS EM NOVA EDIÇÃO COM CAPÍTULO INÉDITO Mais do que uma história a respeito de um casal que luta para ficar junto apesar da oposição de suas famílias – que, após imigrarem para o Novo Mundo, resgatam rixas ancestrais entre japoneses e chineses – e das atrocidades da Segunda Guerra Mundial, Um hotel na esquina do tempo é um romance inesquecível sobre os danos causados por um dos mais bárbaros conflitos criados pelo homem. A trama, porém, ultrapassa os já tão conhecidos infortúnios dos campos de batalha para mostrar as dores causadas nos corações e nas almas das pessoas comuns, que tentam sobreviver, encontrar a felicidade e amar apesar de todas as adversidades. “Uma história de Romeu e Julieta entre famílias chinesas e japonesas durante a Segunda Guerra que vai além de todos os clichês e se tornou um clássico moderno”. The Seattle Times

Para Ernest Young, um órfão de doze anos, descendente de chineses e aluno bolsista de um internato, a chance de ir à Feira Mundial de Seattle parece um milagre. Porém, assim que se vê entre as exibições exóticas, os fogos de artifício e as rodas-gigantes, ele descobre que será um dos prêmios do grande sorteio realizado naquela noite. O bilhete vencedor pertence à extravagante dona de um bordel de luxo. Ernest se torna seu novo empregado e, contra todas as possibilidades, encontra o amor e o lar que sempre desejou. Entretanto, quando uma onda de protestos pela moralidade toma conta de Seattle, Ernest e seus amigos veem o futuro de seu negócio ameaçado e precisarão unir forças para garantir sua sobrevivência. Em um cenário exuberante de amor, coragem, glamour e vício, Amor e outros prêmios de consolação é uma história emocionante sobre inocência e devoção num mundo onde tudo, e todos, podem estar à venda.

Jamie Fords stærke debutroman er en uforglemmelig kærlighedshistorie og en stærk fortælling om et ukendt hjørne af Anden Verdenskrig. Solgt i mere end en million eksemplarer på verdensplan og har ligget over to år på New York Times’ bestsellerliste. Seattle, 1986: Henry Lee slutter sig til en menneskemængde uden for Hotel Panama, der engang var den japanske bydels vartegn. Hotellet har været lukket i årtier, men nu har den nye ejer gjort et fund i kælderen: en række ejendele, der blev opmagasineret af japanske familier, kort før de blev sendt til interneringslejre under Anden Verdenskrig efter angrebet på Pearl Harbor. Ved synet af de efterladte genstande bringes Henry tilbage til sin egen barndom i Chinatown under krigen. Henrys kinesiske forældre var stærkt nationalistiske og imod alt japansk, men det til trods blev Henry venner med den japanske pige Keiko, og en spirende kærlighed voksede frem mellem dem, inden Keiko blev tvangsinterneret med sin familie. Sidste gang Henry så Keiko, var de adskilt af et pigtrådshegn, men han lovede at vente på hende, til de kunne leve et liv sammen i frihed. Nu, et menneskeliv senere og med brudte løfter bag sig, beslutter Henry at gå på opdagelse i Hotel Panamas kælder for at søge efter det, der har været gemt, men aldrig glemt.

For den foreldreløse tolv år gamle gutten Ernest Young virker det som et lykketreff da en veldedighetsforening sender ham til verdensutstillingen i Seattle. Men han får ikke glede seg så lenge over de eksotiske utstillingene, fyrverkerier og pariserhjul, før han forstår at den faktisk er han som er premien. Den halvt kinesiske gutten skal loddets ut til et godt hjem. Men velgjørerne hadde ikke regnet med at byens bordellmamma skulle trekke vinnerloddet. Romanen er inspirert av en sann historie om en gutt som ble loddet ut på verdensutstillingen i Seattle i 1909. Forfatteren debuterte med «Hotellet på hjørnet av Bitter og Søt» som ble en internasjonal bestselger. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.

A half-Chinese orphan whose mother sacrificed everything to give him a better chance is raffled off as a prize at Seattle's 1909 World's Fair, only to land in the ownership of the madam of a notorious brothel where he finds friendship and opportunities, in a story based on true events.

Une histoire de sacrifice, d'espoir et de pardon. 1934. Depuis qu'il a été abandonné quand il avait 7 ans, William Eng est pensionnaire de la très stricte institution du Sacré-Cœur, à Seattle. Cinq années ont passé, personne n'est venu le chercher. Aucune nouvelle de Liu Song, sa mère. Un jour pourtant, alors qu'il est au cinéma avec les autres garçons de l'orphelinat, il reconnaît le visage de sa mère dans une bande-annonce. Troublé par cette apparition qu'il n'osait plus espérer, William décide de s'enfuir pour retrouver celle qui se nomme désormais Willow Frost... Conteur hors pair, Jamie Ford tisse avec un immense talent une intrigue riche, tendre et bouleversante, au temps de la Grande Dépression.

Une nouvelle inédite de l'auteur de La Ballade de Willow ! "Les lecteurs me demandent souvent : " Vous servez-vous de modèles vivants pour vos personnages ? " Ma réponse est toujours claire et nette : " Non ". Je crée en général des personnages pas compliqués du tout, que je frotte contre certaines circonstances afin de voir ce qui se passe. Parfois, ils se révèlent forts et les étincelles fusent. D'autres fois, ils sont aussi réactifs que de la gélatine. En réfléchissant au personnage de Mme Beatty (mon préféré dans Hôtel des souvenirs vous-savez-quoi), je me suis rendu compte que, de bien des manières, elle ressemble à ma grand-mère maternelle. Granny Blackwell correspondait à ce que l'on appelle une femme " alpha ". Elle était en effet une de ces femmes combatives du Sud des États-Unis au caractère bien trempé qui chique du tabac et jure comme un charretier. Et pourtant elle exerçait le métier d'infirmière (sûrement une formidable présence au chevet des malades !). J'espère que vous serez heureux de faire plus ample connaissance avec Mme Beatty." Jamie Ford

Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm. But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories. Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME explores life after the apocalypse. THE END IS NIGH is about the match. THE END HAS COME is about what will rise from the ashes. THE END IS NOW is about the conflagration. * * * * THE END IS NOW table of contents: INTRODUCTION by John Joseph Adams | HERD IMMUNITY by Tananarive Due | THE SIXTH DAY OF DEER CAMP by Scott Sigler | GOODNIGHT STARS by Annie Bellet | ROCK MANNING CAN'T HEAR YOU by Charlie Jane Anders | FRUITING BODIES by Seanan McGuire | BLACK MONDAY by Sarah Langan | ANGELS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Nancy Kress | AGENT ISOLATED by David Wellington | THE GODS WILL NOT BE SLAIN by Ken Liu | YOU'VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Bear | BRING THEM DOWN by Ben H. Winters | TWILIGHT OF THE MUSIC MACHINES by Megan Arkenberg | SUNSET HOLLOW by Jonathan Maberry | PENANCE by Jake Kerr | AVTOMAT by Daniel H. Wilson | DANCING WITH BATGIRL IN THE LAND OF NOD by Will McIntosh | BY THE HAIR OF THE MOON by Jamie Ford | TO WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD by Desirina Boskovich | IN THE MOUNTAIN by Hugh Howey | DEAR JOHN by Robin Wasserman.

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 woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday—William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother, Liu Song. Determined to find Willow and prove that his mother is still alive, William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte. The pair navigate the streets of Seattle, where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of William’s past and his connection to the exotic film star. The story of Willow Frost, however, is far more complicated than the Hollywood fantasy William sees onscreen. Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home. Praise for Songs of Willow Frost “If you liked Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’re going to love Songs of Willow Frost. . . . tender, powerful, and deeply satisfying.”—Lisa Genova “[A] poignant tale of lost and found love.”—Tampa Bay Times “Arresting . . . [with] the kind of ending readers always hope for, but seldom get.”—The Dallas Morning News “[An] achingly tender story . . . a tale of nuance and emotion.”—The Providence Journal “Ford crafts [a] beautiful, tender tale of love transcending the sins people perpetrate on one another and shows how the strength of our primal relationships is the best part of our human nature.”—Great Falls Tribune “Remarkable . . . likely to appeal to readers who enjoy the multi-generational novels of Amy Tan.”—Bookreporter “Jamie Ford is a first-rate novelist, and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tears.”—Pat Conroy “With vivid detail, Jamie Ford brings to life Seattle’s Chinatown during the Depression and chronicles the high price those desperate times exacted from an orphaned boy and the woman he believes is his mother. Songs of Willow Frost is about innocence and the loss of it, about longing, about the power of remembered love.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank “Ford’s boundless compassion for the human spirit, in all its strengths and weaknesses, makes him one of our most unique and compelling storytellers.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

Seattle, 1940. Nella piovosa città del Gusto proibito dello zenzero, in una villetta sull’oceano, Dora Jean Beatty è sola con il suo gatto in una sera d’inverno. Il marito da giorni ormai non dà sue notizie, e lei intuisce che questa volta se n’è andato per sempre. Il loro non è mai stato un matrimonio felice, ma reinventarsi una vita da soli non è facile. Soprattutto per una donna. Soprattutto adesso che il padre di Dora è via per mare. Dora Jean riesce quasi a sentire i pettegolezzi della gente... Ma in fondo, basta non ascoltarli. Perché questa può essere l’occasione di ritrovare finalmente uno spazio tutto per sé, e di dare un senso nuovo alla propria esistenza.

Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.

De jonge Henry Lee wordt door zijn vader naar een witte school in een witte wijk van Seattle gestuurd, omdat hij 'Amerikaan moet worden'. Maar het is 1942, en sinds de Japanse aanval op Pearl Harbor is iedereen van Aziatische komaf even verdacht. Henry wordt op school gepest en buitengesloten. De enige vriend die hij heeft is Sheldon, een zwarte jazzsaxofonist die hem met raad en daad bijstaat. Dan vindt hij een onverwachte bondgenoot in Keiko, een nieuwe leerlinge die ook gepest wordt om haar afkomst. Keiko en Henry worden vrienden, en langzaam bloeit er meer tussen hen op. Maar Keiko is van Japanse komaf, en als de Amerikaanse overheid besluit dat alle burgers van Japanse komaf naar interneringskampen moeten, worden de twee van elkaar gescheiden. Ruim veertig jaar later ziet Henry op het nieuws dat in het Panama Hotel, waar vroeger de Japanse wijk begon, een ontdekking is gedaan. In de kelder zijn spullen gevonden van Japanse families die ze daar hadden opgeslagen voor zij weggevoerd werden. Onder de voorwerpen bevindt zich een bamboeparasol, beschilderd met oranje vissen. Met een schok realiseert Henry zich dat die van Keiko was. Herinneringen aan hun tijd samen komen boven, en Henry begint te hopen dat het verleden misschien nog een tweede kans biedt...

Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.

«Una storia che non dimenticheremo, sui difficili rapporti familiari, sull’identità e la lealtà. È un romanzo che tocca il cuore. E fa indugiare il lettore sulle ultime pagine, perché anche i ricordi più amari e il rimpianto più doloroso possono aiutare a redimere il passato.» Bookpage «Nel suo debutto Ford, con mano esperta, tratteggia la dolce innocenza del primo amore, la crudeltà del razzismo, la cecità del patriottismo, le cose non dette tra figli e genitori.» Library Journal «Un romanzo meraviglioso, che non solo ricorda ai lettori uno degli episodi più vergognosi della storia americana, ma che serve da monito a che ingiustizie del genere non capitino più. Pieno di cuore, commovente, descrive il tenero rapporto tra due ragazzini separati dalla violenza.» Kirkus Reviews Seattle. Nella cantina dell’hotel Panama il tempo pare essersi fermato: sono passati quarant’anni, ma tutto è rimasto come allora. Nonostante sia coperto di polvere, l’ombrellino di bambù brilla ancora, rosso e bianco, con il disegno di un pesce arancione. A Henry Lee basta vederlo aperto per ritrovarsi di nuovo nei primi anni Quaranta. L’America è in guerra ed è attraversata da un razzismo strisciante. Henry, giovane cinese, è solo un ragazzino ma conosce già da tempo l’odio e la violenza. Essere picchiato e insultato a scuola è la regola ormai, a parte quei pochi momenti fortunati in cui semplicemente viene ignorato. Ma un giorno Henry incontra due occhi simili ai suoi: lei è Keiko, capelli neri e frangetta sbarazzina, l’aria timida e smarrita. È giapponese e come lui ha conosciuto il peso di avere una pelle diversa. All’inizio la loro è una tenera amicizia, fatta di passeggiate nel parco, fughe da scuola, serate ad ascoltare jazz nei locali dove di nascosto si beve lo zenzero giamaicano. Ma, giorno dopo giorno, si trasforma in qualcosa di molto più profondo. Un amore innocente e spensierato. Un amore impossibile. Perché l’ordine del governo è chiaro: tutti i giapponesi dovranno essere internati e a Henry, come alle comunità cinesi e, del resto, a tutti gli americani, è assolutamente vietato avere rapporti con loro. Eppure i due ragazzini sono disposti a tutto, anche a sfidare i pregiudizi e le dure leggi del conflitto. E, adesso, quarant’anni dopo, quell’ombrellino custodisce ancora una promessa. La promessa che la Storia restituisca loro la felicità che si meritano. Un romanzo d’esordio che ha sorpreso e incantato, rivelandosi un fenomeno editoriale unico. Uscito in sordina negli Stati Uniti, ben presto ha scalato le classifiche di tutto il paese e ha venduto migliaia di copie solo grazie al passaparola dei lettori. Ambientato durante uno delle epoche più buie e dolorose degli Stati Uniti, Il gusto proibito dello zenzero è una storia indimenticabile e commovente di speranza e determinazione, di abbandono e di rimpianti, di lealtà e coraggio che esplora la forza eterna e immutabile dell’amore.

Een Aziatische jongeman wordt tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog verliefd op een Japans meisje in het Chinatown van Seattle.

Romanen handler om kjærligheten og lengselen mellom to unge mennesker som blir atskilt under annen verdenskrig. Her settes forpliktelser og varig håp opp mot rasismen og misforståelsene som oppstår mellom ulike kulturer og generasjoner. Jamie Fords debut tegner et bilde av en forvirrende og kritisk epoke i amerikansk historie.

Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, the times and places are brought [stirringly] to life (Jim Tomlinson, author of "Things Kept, Things Left Behind").