Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford is the great-grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Hoiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name Ford, thus confusing countless generations. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet , spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. His work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Having grown up in Seattle, he now lives in...See more
Jamie Ford is the great-grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Hoiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name Ford, thus confusing countless generations. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet , spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. His work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Having grown up in Seattle, he now lives in Montana with his wife and a one-eyed pug. See less
Jamie Ford's Featured Books
Jamie Ford book reviews
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
based on facts
Great story around downtown Seattle and the Japanese internment Read More
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jane E, May 1, 2014
Excellent insight into a period that shames all of us Americans. Read More
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Excellent Historical Novel
by Judy H, Mar 28, 2013
This novel gives a rare perspective on how disrupted Americans of Asian descent were treated after the Japanese attacks on Allied forces during WWII. Through the eyes of the major characters, the ... Read More