Set in 1853 in Japan, this novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who dreams of someday becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus’s Heart of a Samurai, and becomes his servant and secret watchdo..
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022Oprah Daily・TIME Magazine・Bustle・The Guardian・Financial Times・A.V. Club・Cosmopolitan・Marie Claire・FortuneFour new and revelatory essays by the author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter.In 2020, Claire Luchette in O, The Oprah Magazine ..