The Voice of the Cicada

The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.

A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.