Desperate to unearth what happened to Karolina
when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States
but when a group of them stumble upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body
and to quiet his sense of dismay at the encroaching change they represent-both in background and in Ruhaba's spirited engagement with the student movements on campus
Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear
The Lotus Shoes: A Novel Desperate to unearth what happenedNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Brilliantly written, masterful storytelling, and hard to put down. This story will stay with me for a very, very long time." Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph. 1800s China. Tightly bound feet, or "golden lilies," are the mark of an honorable woman,