About this item

In the dark days of war, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice Lucy Takeda is just fourteen years old, living in Los Angeles, when the bombs rain down on Pearl Harbor. Within weeks, she and her mother, Miyako, are ripped from their home, rounded upalong with thousands of other innocent Japanese-Americansand taken to the Manzanar prison camp. Buffeted by blistering heat and choking dust, Lucy and Miyako must endure the harsh living conditions of the camp. Corruption and abuse creep into every corner of Manzanar, eventually ensnaring beautiful, vulnerable Miyako. Ruined and unwilling to surrender her daughter to the same fate, Miyako soon breaks. Her final act of desperation will stay with Lucy forever?and spur her to sins of her own. Bestselling author Sophie Littlefield weaves a powerful tale of stolen innocence and survival that echoes through generations, reverberating between mothers and daughters.



About the Author

Sophie Littlefield

Sophie's first novel, A BAD DAY FOR SORRY, has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Barry, and Crimespree awards, and won the Anthony Award and the RTBookReviews Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Mystery. Her novel AFTERTIME was a finalist for the Choice Horror award. GARDEN OF STONES was the Target Book Club selection for March, 2013.Sophie also writes historical novels under the pen name Sofia Grant.Sophie is the author of:A BAD DAY FOR SORRY (Minotaur, 2009) A BAD DAY FOR PRETTY (Minotaur, 2010) A BAD DAY FOR SCANDAL (Minotaur, 2011) A BAD DAY FOR MERCY (Minotaur, June 2012) A BAD DAY FOR ROMANCE (Pocket, September 2013) BANISHED (Delacorte, 2010) UNFORSAKEN (Delacorte, 2011) HANGING BY A THREAD (Delacorte, October, 2012) AFTERTIME (Harlequin Luna, 2011) REBIRTH (Harlequin Luna, 2011) HORIZON (Harlequin Luna, 2012) BLOOD BOND (Pocket, November 2012) SHATTERED BOND (Pocket, November 2013) GARDEN OF STONES (Harlequin MIRA, March 2013) HOUSE OF GLASS (Harlequin MIRA, March 2014) THE MISSING PLACE (Gallery, October 2014) INFECTED (Delacorte, January, 2015) THE GUILTY ONE (Gallery, August 2015) Upcoming titles include:THAT'S WHAT FRENEMIES ARE FOR (with Lauren Gershell, Ballantine, July 2019) Sophie grew up in Missouri, attended Indiana University, and worked in technology before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She lives in Northern California.



Read Next Recommendation

Report incorrect product information.