The Buddha in the Attic -- Julie Otsuka, Paperback Divine Fits a being so evil that

a being so evil that he was banished from his old world and now seeks to create a new one of his own

including America

Here Bryn and her father must contend with new dangers

first at Earl's house in New York

the anxious murderer queries Alfred Hitchcock on the phone for some authoritative what-do-I-do-with-a-dead-body advice

The Buddha in the Attic -- Julie Otsuka, Paperback Divine Fits a being so evil thatNATIONAL BESTSELLER The acclaimed author of When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" a century ago in this understated masterpiece that unfolds with great emotional power (San Francisco Chronicle). In eight unforgettable sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the extraordinary lives of these women, from their arduous journeys by boat, to their arrival in San