{"product_id":"the-turtle-house-9780063290525","title":"The Turtle House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA heartbreakingly resonant debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Turtle House\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender, big-hearted story about women, family, and the complicated history of Texas. These characters, and their tentative, flawed stumblings toward grace, will stay with me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Elizabeth Wetmore, author of \u003cem\u003eValentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sweeping yet intimate, Amanda Churchill's \u003cem\u003eTurtle House\u003c\/em\u003e spans cultures and continents. Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire you. Together, they find a way through in this gripping debut.\"--Vanessa Hua, author of \u003cem\u003eForbidden City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoving between late 1990s small-town Texas to pre-World War II Japan and occupied Tokyo, an emotionally engaging literary debut about a grandmother and granddaughter who connect over a beloved lost place and the secrets they both carry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's spring 1999, and 25-year-old Lia Cope and her prickly 73-year-old grandmother, Mineko, are sharing a bedroom in Curtain, Texas, the ranching town where Lia grew up and Mineko began her life as a Japanese war bride. Both women are at a turning point: Mineko, long widowed, moved in with her son and daughter-in-law after a suspicious fire destroyed the Cope family ranch house, while Lia, an architect with a promising career in Austin, has unexpectedly returned under circumstances she refuses to explain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Lia never felt especially close to her grandmother, the two grow close sharing late-night conversations. Mineko tells stories of her early life in Japan, of the war that changed everything, and of her two great loves: a man named Akio Sato and an abandoned Japanese country estate they called the Turtle House, where their relationship took root. As Mineko reveals more of her early life--tales of innocent swimming lessons that blossom into something more, a friendship nurtured across oceans, totems saved and hidden, the heartbreak of love lost too soon--Lia comes to understand the depth of her grandmother's pain and sacrifice and sees her Texas family in a new light. She also recognizes that it's she who needs to come clean--about the budding career she abandoned and the mysterious man who keeps calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mineko's adult children decide, against her wishes, to move her into an assisted living community, she and Lia devise a plan to bring a beloved lost place to life, one that they hope will offer the safety and sense of belonging they both need, no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of intergenerational friendship, family, coming of age, identity, and love, \u003cem\u003eThe Turtle House\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the hidden lives we lead, the secrets we hold close, and what it truly means to find home again when it feels lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.89h x 5.36w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063290525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChurchill, Amanda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Churchill\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer living in Texas. Her work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eHobart, Pulp, Witness, River Styx, \u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. She was a Writers League of Texas 2021 fellow and holds a Master of Arts in creative writing from the University of North Texas. \u003cem\u003eThe Turtle House\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amanda Churchill \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47283704135837,"sku":"9780063290525","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_809acffa-2d41-45f1-9264-be2fa877180a.jpg?v=1759971233","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-turtle-house-9780063290525","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}