Description
Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
Author: Kaoru Mori
Publisher: Yen Press
Published: 05/31/2011
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780316180993
ISBN10: 0316180998
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Romance
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Historical Fiction
Author: Kaoru Mori
Publisher: Yen Press
Published: 05/31/2011
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780316180993
ISBN10: 0316180998
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Romance
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Historical Fiction
About the Author
Kaoru Mori's previous series, Emma, about a maid and a gentleman in Victorian England, has been lauded by Library Journal and was named to the YALSA Great Graphic Novels list. A Bride's Story has only broadened her fan base in Japan and the U.S. with its elegant style and delicate story.