From the award-winning author of Letters from Home comes a poignant novel of love and courage, set against one of the most controversial ...
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Nov 10, 2011
Tatiana
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Fans of Kristina McMorris' debut, Letters From Home, will not be disappointed with her new novel. Bridge of Scarlet Leaves casts that same vintage spell, whirling you back to a moment in history so full and vivid it is hard to believe it was over a lifetime ago. The infusion of Japanese heritage only adds to the authenticity of the story. Hard to put down and easy to pick up again, this novel is one to remember.
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Feb 20, 2012
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves is a story with a wonderful blend of love, loss, forgiveness and self-realization. It became much more than a war love story. The bombing of Pearl Harbor signalled the beginning of a war that would have a significant effect on the relationship of Maddie Kern, an American and Lane Moritomo, a Japanese-American. Their struggles are not just against their society, their country but from within as well. Family, tradition and race are barriers that they will have to face.
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Feb 19, 2012
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*I won this book from Goodreads.*
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves is a captivating mixture of love, loss, and the integrity with which we define ourselves. I could not put down the book until I finished reading all the way through, and even then I found myself turning back to reread certain chapters.
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves is a captivating mixture of love, loss, and the integrity with which we define ourselves. I could not put down the book until I finished reading all the way through, and even then I found myself turning back to reread certain chapters.
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Feb 12, 2012
Alma
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A great piece of storytelling that accurately captures the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII: I was happy to receive an Advance Reader’s Copy of The Bridge of Scarlet Leaves because of my interest in this period. A Hapa myself, I learned about the internment from my father-in-law, who had been interned as a boy during the war, and his experiences led me and my husband to learn as much as we could about this complicated, sad episode of American history. While the Bridge of Scarlet Leav
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Dec 17, 2011
Amy
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As she did with Letters From Home, Kristina McMorris has once again written a story of passion, trials, friendship, family and beauty that will stay with the reader for a very long time to come.
Maddie Kern is a good girl. This nineteen-year-old has been through a lot of stress, losing her mother and having her father holed up in an institution because he simply refuses to speak to anyone - wrapped up in a past that he simply can’t escape from. Maddie’s biggest goal in life is to pl More...
Maddie Kern is a good girl. This nineteen-year-old has been through a lot of stress, losing her mother and having her father holed up in an institution because he simply refuses to speak to anyone - wrapped up in a past that he simply can’t escape from. Maddie’s biggest goal in life is to pl More...
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Feb 20, 2012
Staci
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First thoughts after finishing: The author broke my heart.....
I am always grateful to authors when something they crafted with love touches me on such a deeply emotional level. This book pulled me in from the first chapter and I couldn't bear parting with the characters when the story ended. I have to say that I found this story thought provoking, often stopping to tell my husband what was occurring because I would get so upset over some of the actions of Americans toward Japanese Am More...
I am always grateful to authors when something they crafted with love touches me on such a deeply emotional level. This book pulled me in from the first chapter and I couldn't bear parting with the characters when the story ended. I have to say that I found this story thought provoking, often stopping to tell my husband what was occurring because I would get so upset over some of the actions of Americans toward Japanese Am More...
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Nov 07, 2011
Dee
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I have to admit that I finished this book up over the weekend, but it took me a couple of days to write the review because I wanted to think though some of my feelings. After Letters From Home, I wasn't sure if Kristina could follow up with an equally powerful second book, so I was surprised when Bridge of Scarlet Leaves not only equalled by exceeded Letters from Home.
In a similar fashion to the writing style in Letters from Home, Bridge More...
I have to admit that I finished this book up over the weekend, but it took me a couple of days to write the review because I wanted to think though some of my feelings. After Letters From Home, I wasn't sure if Kristina could follow up with an equally powerful second book, so I was surprised when Bridge of Scarlet Leaves not only equalled by exceeded Letters from Home.
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Feb 21, 2012
Kathleen
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This is the second book I have read of Kristina McMorris, first one was Letters From Home , and I have to say I hope she keeps on writing. Her style of writing is so perfect with all the emotions, sights and a sense of the time of WWII are so spot on I felt I was there right in the story. Told with a wealth of knowledge of the era and the Japanese/Americans part in the war. A compassionate, heartfelt and at times sad but triumphant story of how war touches all sides not just ours. I got to feel
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Feb 19, 2012
Melania
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves left me teary-eyed, in awe, transformed, and hopeful. There is no way you can read this lovely poignant story without being changed. Kristina takes to you a place in history where terrible events took place, even on our own soil, and shows how love can conquer all.
The biggest shock for me was when I read about the work camps all the US Japanese citizens were forced to live in during the war. I had no idea such a treacherous thing took place here in America. Th More...
The biggest shock for me was when I read about the work camps all the US Japanese citizens were forced to live in during the war. I had no idea such a treacherous thing took place here in America. Th More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Michelle
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I won a per-release copy of Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris through the Goodreads First Reads program. This was my introduction to the writing style of Kristina McMorris and from the first page I was impressed. Her characters were well written and the story was very easy to become a part of.
In Bridge of Scarlet Leaves we are introduced to three key players: Maddie Kern, TJ Kern, and Lane Moritomo. The characters’ stories unfold in Los Angeles, CA right before Pear More...
In Bridge of Scarlet Leaves we are introduced to three key players: Maddie Kern, TJ Kern, and Lane Moritomo. The characters’ stories unfold in Los Angeles, CA right before Pear More...
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Feb 17, 2012
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After suffering the loss of her mother, Maddie Kern is about to audition for Julliard. Her future is full of music and promise. She lives in California with her older and very protective brother TJ who is now watching over her, while their dad is unable to face the reality of his wife's death. Maddie is secretly in love with Lane Moritomo, TJ’s best friend and is planning on keeping it all hush hush until the right time.
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Jan 27, 2012
Karen
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I enjoyed reading Bridge of Scarlet Leaves. It was very entertaining, yet informative about a time in the United States history. The book follows the story of an American woman who marries a Japanese American man on the eve of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They face prejudice from family and neighbors and the relocation of all persons of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps. Many people aren't aware of the hardships the Japanese Americans faced during the war, the loss of homes and busi
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Oct 20, 2011
Susan
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Wow, where do I start? This book was wonderful! It tells a tale of two people who come from different races and fall in love. After they elope, something horrible happens. The bombing of Pearl Harbor and both of their lives are never the same. Bridge of Scarlet Leaves hooked me from page one and never let me go! This book made me laugh, giggle and cry. I loved Kristina's first book, Letters From Home, but, dare I say, I LOVED this one more. It tugs at your heart strings and never lets go. I thi
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Feb 17, 2012
Michelle
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris is a stunningly beautiful World War II era story that covers an aspect of this time period that is rarely seen in stories from this era.
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Feb 23, 2012
Jennifer
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I received this book as a Goodreads win.
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves is an excellent historical love story that sucked me in from the get go. It was extremely hard to put down as I kept wondering...who will die and who will live. I greatly enjoyed the amount of research that went into the writing of this book as it made it seem so real.
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves is an excellent historical love story that sucked me in from the get go. It was extremely hard to put down as I kept wondering...who will die and who will live. I greatly enjoyed the amount of research that went into the writing of this book as it made it seem so real.
Feb 08, 2012
Kristin
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One word: Mesmerizing!
There are good books, great books and then there are books that move you to no end. I was spellbound from the first page and Kristina McMorris continued to weave her spell hypnotizing me until the very last word.
Review to come soon...
There are good books, great books and then there are books that move you to no end. I was spellbound from the first page and Kristina McMorris continued to weave her spell hypnotizing me until the very last word.
Review to come soon...
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Jul 25, 2011
Liz
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I don't have to read it to know it is going to be amazing. Can't wait! I all ready give it 5 stars!
Dec 15, 2011
I'm so excited to share this book with all of you! As the daughter of a Japanese immigrant father and Caucasian American mother, I was raised living between cultures, not until later in life understanding where I fit in.
It is this search for identity that I infused into a love story complicated by WWII, a tragic time when friends were labeled enemies overnight. I hope you enjoy following the characters' journeys as much as I did exploring them!
It is this search for identity that I infused into a love story complicated by WWII, a tragic time when friends were labeled enemies overnight. I hope you enjoy following the characters' journeys as much as I did exploring them!
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Jan 12, 2012
Pamela
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This is a very well-written historical romance/love story set during WWII. Ms. McMorris did her research which gave a lot of credibility to the story and the time period.
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