Monday, April 30, 2018

Giveaway - Shadow Child - Rahna Reiko Rizzuto

Literary historical fiction. Sound like a read you'd enjoy? Then you're going to want to enter to win a copy of Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto. (releases May 8/18)

What's it about? From Grand Central Publishing:

"For fans of Tayari Jones and Ruth Ozeki, from National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Rizzuto comes a haunting and suspenseful literary tale set in 1970s New York City and World War II-era Japan, about three strong women, the dangerous ties of family and identity, and the long shadow our histories can cast.

Twin sisters Hana and Kei grew up in a tiny Hawaiian town in the 1950s and 1960s, so close they shared the same nickname. Raised in dreamlike isolation by their loving but unstable mother, they were fatherless, mixed-race, and utterly inseparable, devoted to one another. But when their cherished threesome with Mama is broken, and then further shattered by a violent, nearly fatal betrayal that neither young woman can forgive, it seems their bond may be severed forever–until, six years later, Kei arrives on Hana’s lonely Manhattan doorstep with a secret that will change everything.

 Told in interwoven narratives that glide seamlessly between the gritty streets of New York, the lush and dangerous landscape of Hawaii, and the horrors of the Japanese internment camps and the bombing of Hiroshima, SHADOW CHILD is set against an epic sweep of history. Volcanoes, tsunamis, abandonment, racism, and war form the urgent, unforgettable backdrop of this intimate, evocative, and deeply moving story of motherhood, sisterhood, and second chances." Read an excerpt of Shadow Child.


"Rahna Reiko Rizzuto is the author of the memoir Hiroshima in the Morning, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle. Her debut novel, Why She Left Us, won an American Book Award. The first woman to graduate from Columbia College with a BA in Astrophysics, she was raised in Hawaii and lives in Brooklyn." You can connect with Rahna Reiko Rizzuto on her website, like her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.

Enter to win a copy of Shadow Child using the Rafflecopter form below. Open to US and Canada, no PO boxes please. Ends May 12/18.

8 comments:

skkorman said...

I would love to read this book—thanks for the chance to win a copy!

skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net

traveler said...

Thanks for this intriguing giveaway which I would enjoy greatly.

Laura @ Library of Clean Reads said...

This sounds so good! Thanks for the opportunity.

John Smith said...

This is the first I have heard of this book! I expect lives will be shattered and secrets will be told!

Anita Yancey said...

It sounds like a great story. Thanks for this chance to read it.

Dianna said...

This is so different from the books I normally pick up.

Marjorie/cenya2 said...

This novel sounds like an excellent read.

Allie f said...

This looks amazing !