The Third Son

The Third Son is a sweeping historical fiction novel that follows Saburo, the heavily neglected and abused third son of a wealthy politician in 1940s Japanese-occupied Taiwan. After enduring family trauma and witnessing the chaotic transition of power to the Chinese Nationalist regime, Saburo finds hope through his enduring love for a childhood friend named Yoshiko. Defying his family’s sabotage, he works tirelessly to pass a rigorous exam, eventually migrating to the United States to build a new life on the frontier of America's space program