<p><b>From the award-winning author of <i>Flygirl</i> comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war perfect for fans of <i>Salt to the Sea Lovely War</i> and <i>Code Name Verity</i></b>.</p><p>Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro.</p><p>A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days?</p><p>Sherri L. Smith has been called 'an author with astonishing range' and 'a stellar storyteller' by E. Lockhart the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>We Were Liars</i> and 'a truly talented writer' by Jacqueline Woodson the National Book Award-winning author of <i>Brown Girl Dreaming</i>. Here with achingly beautiful prose Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death of hope in the face of tragedy set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.</p>