Book is in French "Separated by several decades and vast oceans, two destinies are linked by poignant secrets. In 1957, Naoko Nakamura, from a respectable Japanese family, was promised to a rich businessman. However, she is in love with an American sailor. Marrying him would bring disgrace to her family. The heartbreaking choices she faces will have consequences for generations to come... In 2023, in the United States, Tori Kovac receives a letter containing revelations that call into question everything she thought she knew about her dying father, her family and herself. She has no choice but to travel to a remote village in Japan to untangle the threads of the past..."