Eagle & Crane

(Hardback)

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Louis Thorn and Haruto 'Harry' Yamada - the Eagle and the Crane - are the star attractions of a daredevil aerial stunt team that traverses Depression-era California. The young men have a complicated relationship, thanks to the Thorn family's belief that the Yamadas - Japanese immigrants - stole land from the Thorn family. This tension is inflamed when Louis and Harry both drawn to the same woman, Ava. After the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor there are changes and harsh realities to face. And when one of the stunt planes crashes with two charred bodies inside, the ensuing investigation struggles when the details don't add up and no one seems willing to tell the truth.

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'Wildly ambitious, and filled with heartbreak Passionate, profound and an absolutely daredevil act of imagination. - Caroline Leavitt, New York Times-bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World `Masterfully told, completely immersive, with indepth characters who illustrate the social complexities of the time, this is an unforgettable historical novel. - Booklist

Author Bio

Suzanne Rindell is a doctoral student in American modernist literature. Her first novel, The Other Typist, has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by Fox Searchlight Pictures with Keira Knightley producing and starring. She lives in New York City.