In 1931, abandoned after their mother's suicide, the young Junan and her sister, Yinan, make a pact never to leave each other. The two girls are inseparable—until Junan enters into an arranged marriage and finds herself falling in love with her soldier husband. When the Japanese invade China, Junan and her husband are separated. Unable to follow him to the wartime capital, Junan makes the fateful decision to send her sister after him. Inheritance traces the echo of betrayal through generations and explores the elusive nature of trust.
- ISBN10 0393327116
- ISBN13 9780393327113
- Publish Date 14 July 2005 (first published 14 October 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 March 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 314
- Language English