The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
The book follows a group “picture brides” on their journey to the U.S. from their small villages in Japan and ends with their internment after the Pearl Harbor attack.
The Buddha in the Attic wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It was written in a collective voice – almost in prose, rather than written in the first person or narrative . Its a quick read – roughly 105 Nook pages, and definitely worth your time. After reading it, I’m curious about this particular time period and on the hunt for other books about picture brides.
