I read the buddha in the attic by julie otsuka as part of my women s history month lineup.
Budhha in the attic.
The novel was published in the united states in august 2011 by the publishing house knopf publishing group.
The buddha in the attic by japanese american author julie otsuka is a fictional novel about japanese brides emigrating to the united states in the first decades of the twentieth century.
A well researched historical fictional account otsuka depicts life for japanese american immigrants to california over a span of thirty years in the early 20th century.