Echoes From a Falling Bridge

A true epic in every sense of the word. A family story that sweeps across continents and generations. Artfully told and polished by smart editing. (reader)

In 1939, Nobuko travels from her home in Fresno to the mountain village of Nishimi to learn the culture of her ancestors. Hirotaka, the son of a nobleman, is an art student. Toshio, a young rice farmer, has been conscripted into the Army and is fighting in China. Then, the country Nobuko has come to love and the country she loved from birth are at war. In 1997, Hirotaka, now called the sensei, Nobuko, a widow, and Toshio, who’d lost whatever humanity he’d had in the war, are in their twilight years. When the owner of the local pottery factory is murdered, the villagers think the yakuza, the Japanese mafia, did it, but the killer is closer at hand, the motive buried beneath the rubble of a bridge blown down in New Guinea fifty-five years before.

What readers say:
"Morgan’s a master wordsmith of elegant description and narration. Nothing escapes her: sights, sounds, smells, and moods and feelings evoked by the settings of her story. It’s a fine read and one that shouldn’t be missed."

"I would recommend Echoes From A Falling Bridge for anyone looking for rich character development and historical fiction. Or to anyone wants to get lost in an exotic epic."

"Toni Morgan's wonderful descriptions and compelling story take you across the ocean and give you a different side of World War II."