{"product_id":"9781250808677","title":"The Picture Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Nautilus Award for Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories. \u003ci\u003eThe Picture Bride\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate story of the power of friendship\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ea must read!” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eHeather Morris, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Your husband is a landowner,” they told her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You will be able to go to school.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams for this new life are shattered, first by a husband who never wanted to marry her in the first place, and then by the escalation of the Korean independence movements, unified in goal, but divergent in action, which threaten to split the Hawaiian Korean community and divide Willow's family and friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraving the rough waters of these tumultuous years, Willow forges ahead, creating new dreams through her own blood, sweat, and tears; working tirelessly toward a better life for her family and loved ones.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful testimony to those women bold and determined enough to leave behind all that was familiar, seeking a better life.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eLisa Wingate, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee Geum-yi","offers":[{"title":"Tor\/Forge |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-10","offer_id":44227455549695,"sku":"9781250808677","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3a514726-9cfa-4e20-bc72-76d517e1363c.jpg?v=1692895084","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250808677","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}