Epstein, Jennifer Cody

This latest from Epstein (The Painter from Shanghai; The Gods of Heavenly Punishment) starts slowly but builds to a twist ending, bringing these two story lines to a satisfying conclusion. Give this to fans of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale. [See Prepub Alert, 10/29/18.]

This harrowing novel of destruction and creation will appeal to fans of historical fiction. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, 9/24/12.]

After the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo rips apart 15-year-old Yoshi’s old life, she builds a new one with the help of three Americans: downed bomber pilot Cam; Billy, an Occupation soldier guarding a secret; and Anton, an architect who helped modernize Tokyo only to see it destroyed...