Center for Fiction Finalist for First Novel Prize Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Gold Winner Nautilus Book Awards
Gripping, suspenseful, and unflinching, Tiger Pelt is a story of rebirth from the rubble of a savage time and a ravaged place: Korea during the Japanese occupation followed by the Korean War. A farm boy embarks on a quest that propels him on an odyssey spanning the Korean peninsula and crossing the Pacific. In a parallel life, a beautiful young girl is kidnapped and forced to work as a comfort woman for the Japanese military. During a raging monsoon, the two souls will collide in a near-death encounter that will alter the course of their lives.
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Historical Fiction Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction IBPA Ben Franklin Book Awards Silver Winner for Best First Book NIEA Finalist for Literary Fiction, Finalist for Contemporary Novel Global Ebook Awards Gold Medal for Historical Literature and Multicultural Literature Readers' Favorite Annual Book Award Silver Medal for Fiction-Drama IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist for Literary/General Fiction Best Book Awards Finalist for Best New Fiction, Finalist for Historical Fiction