Akiko's Quiet Happiness

“Poignant and vivid…a cinematic work of rich emotional depth.” —Publishers Weekly

“Akiko’s Quiet Happiness is a restrained yet deeply moving story about the bonds and conflicts that exist within all of us. Culture, family, love, duty, and the quiet self-betrayals that both preserve and destroy us. A truly thought-provoking novel.” —Asha Lemmie, New York Times bestselling author of Fifty Words for Rain and The Wildest Sun

Praise for The Art of Hearing Heartbeats:

“A lush tale of romance and family set in mid-twentieth-century Burma…beautiful…bound to enchant readers.” —Booklist

“Magical…It’s stories like The Art of Hearing Heartbeats that show how our very existence is important…What a gift that is.” —Huffington Post

“No matter what I even attempt to say, I can’t possibly capture the absolute magic of this book. Like a spell, it haunts. Like love, it’s going to endure.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You