Inheritors

<b><b>Winner of the PEN/Open Book Award</b><br>Winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award</b><br><br>A kaleidoscopic portrait of five generations scattered across Asia and the United States, <i>Inheritors</i> is a heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of a Japanese family fragmented by the Pacific side of World War II. A retired doctor is forced to confront the moral consequences of his wartime actions. His brother’s wife, compelled to speak of a fifty-year-old murder, reveals the shattering realities of life in Occupied Japan. Half a century later, her estranged American granddaughter winds her way back East, pursuing her absent father’s secrets. Decades into the future, two siblings face the consequences of their great-grandparents’ war as the world shimmers on the brink of an even more pervasive violence. Grappling with the legacies of loss, imperialism, and war, <i>Inheritors </i>offers an intricate tapestry of stories illuminating the complex ways in which we live, interpret, and pass on our tangled histories.