The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama

Pei and Ji Shen flee from China to Hong Kong.  Through the silk work Pei has done she has connections there, a place to stay and someone to find her work.  They settle into things, but it is challenging and their past does haunt them.  The war comes and there is much suffering and loss, but they survive.  Pei does very well after the war with her own business and is able to reconnect with family.  This is a very simple description of a story filled with loss, pain, confusion and regret.  Tsukiyama writes with depth and color that brings you into such o foreign world and makes you feel more than just a sightseer.  This novel is a continuation of Pei's story, 'Women of the Silk', which is just as beautifully done.  A very well done piece of historical fiction