Brief Description:
"First published in Japan in 2009 by Enterbrain, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Biographical Note:
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.
Marc Notes:
Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.;Translated from the Japanese.;First published in Japan in 2009 by Enterbrain, Inc., Tokyo--Colophon.;As she and her husband adjust to their arranged marriage, 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.
Publisher Marketing:
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.
Review Citations:
- Booklist 06/01/2011 pg. 51 (EAN 9780316180993, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
- Wilson Graphic Novels Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780316180993, Hardcover)