Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

<B>One of the <I>New York Times’</I> 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.<BR/><BR/> In this <I>New York Times</I> bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.<BR/><BR/> “Stunning.” —<I>New York Times Book Review</I></B><BR/><BR/> In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant—and that her lover is married—she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. <BR/><BR/> Profoundly moving, <I>Pachinko </I>is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.<BR/><BR/><B><I>NEW YORK TIMES</I> BESTSELLER • #1 <I>BOSTON GLOBE</I> BESTSELLER • <I>USA TODAY</I> BESTSELLER • <I>WALL STREET JOURNAL</I> BESTSELLER • <I>WASHINGTON POST </I>BESTSELLER</B><BR/><BR/><I>Includes a reading group guide!</I>