The Picture Bride is the story of Willow Kang, an eighteen year old girl from Korea, who agrees to marry Taewan So. She then learns that she'll be able to attend school, and her future husband is a rich landowner.
Willow is devastated when she goes to Hawaii only to find out that none of these promises are true. She tries to create a name and a life for herself.
When I traveled to Hawaii years ago, they spoke about the culture of picture brides from Japan. And it was normal thing back then. It was very interesting to read the Korean perspective.
This was a beautiful story. The writing was captivating and you cheered for Willlow throughout the story. I love when stories jump to the end so that you can see where the character ends up. I personally feel that a great book is the one that has closure. It was amazing to see how Willow was in the future with her daughter.