Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

<B>One of the <I>New York Times</I> 100 Best Books of the 21st Century</B><BR/><BR/><B>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–the inspiration for the television series on Apple TV+.</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/> *Includes reading group guide*<BR/><BR/><B>NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 * A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 * JULY PICK FOR THE PBS NEWSHOUR-NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB NOW READ THIS * FINALIST FOR THE 2018DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE* WINNER OF THE MEDICI BOOK CLUB PRIZE<BR/><BR/>  Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post<BR/><BR/> NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER</B><BR/>