Started and finished in a day, wonderfully written. Heartbreaking stuff. Hope snuffed out, more hope, more violence, more pain, hope... But it is wonderfully human throughout it all. The main character, Daiyu, is such a profound narrator. Just believable, human, fallible, but noble and strong. Also that this covers a time in our history as a country that is often glossed over, the Chinese exclusion act and rampant race-driven violence against Chinese Americans. Valuable read.