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DESCRIPTION:The JAMsj  Book Club\n will discuss the book\n Bridge of Scarle
 t Leaves\n by <strong>Kristina McMorris</strong>\n<strong></strong>\n<stro
 ng>Admission</strong> \n Admission is free for this event\n\n<strong>Note:
  The book club now meets the first Saturday of every other month starting 
 with this June event.</strong> \n \n &quot\;A  young woman secretly elopes
  with her Japanese American boyfriend the  night before Pearl Harbor is bo
 mbed\, forever changing two families torn  between sides&quot\;. This is t
 he premise of the sweeping new novel Bridge of  Scarlet Leaves by award wi
 nning author Kristina McMorris.\n \n Los  Angeles\, 1941. In spite of her 
 Julliard ambitions and family's wishes\,  violinist Maddie Kern secretly e
 lopes with her Japanese American  boyfriend-the night before Pearl Harbor 
 is bombed. When her beloved Lane  is interned at a relocation camp\, she d
 ares to remain at his side.  Behind barbed wire\, tension simmers and the 
 line between patriot and  traitor blurs. As Maddie strives for the hard-wo
 n acceptance of her new  family\, Lane risks everything to prove his alleg
 iance to America\, at  tremendous cost. &quot\;\n \n The book club is alwa
 ys open to new members.  Selections are chosen collaboratively at the end 
 of each meeting and  align with the JAMsj mission: the celebration of Japa
 nese American art\,  history\, and culture. Books may be purchased at the 
 JAMsj museum store.  If you have questions\, please contact Aggie Idemoto 
 at (408) 268-4440 or  <a href="mailto:aggie@jamsj.org">aggie@jamsj.org</a>
  .
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SUMMARY:JAMsj Book Club - Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris
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