Bride's Story HC (2011- Yen Press) comic books 2011-2013

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kaoru Mori. Translated by William Flanagan.

In the 19th-century, Amira is twenty years old when she marries her husband, a boy named Karluk from a neighboring village. Adjusting to life in a new household can be trying for any young bride, but Amira's husband is eight years her junior! Amira was a strong, sophisticated hunter and horsewoman in her village, but though their villages were next to each other, their customs are very different. As Amira introduces Karluk to the foods and pastimes that were popular among her comrades back home, the warmth she feels for her young husband grows.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Ages 16 and Up

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kaoru Mori. Translated by William Flanagan.

Though it was only a short time ago that Amir came to the Eihon family to wed her young husband, already she feels like a member of the family. But her happiness with Karluk means little to her family over the mountains. They wish to recall Amir and marry her to another family as part of a land negotiation. Amir's father is willing to go to great lengths to bring her back, but Karluk's love for his bride is a force to be reckoned with. Will Amir and Karluk's happiness be shattered, or will their love prevail?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Ages 16 and Up

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kaoru Mori. Translated by William Flanagan.

Mr. Smith leaves the Eihon family to continue his research in a distant town. There, he meets a young widow names Tarasu who offers to let the Englishman stay with her small family. But Smith is not met with the same hospitality he enjoyed at the Eihons' home, and the suspicions of Tarasu's uncle soon land Smith in prison. Far from his friends and even farther from home, Smith's outlook seems grim.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Ages 16 and Up

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kaoru Mori. Translated by William Flanagan.

As he journeys to India, Mr. Smith is snapped out of his melancholic reverie by a tumble from his camel into a river and by the pair of identical twin girls who dive in to pull him out. Leili and Laila have reached marrying age, but their minds are more on mischief than romance. Meanwhile, back in the Eihons' village, Pariya has finally caught the interest of a suitor. But now that the moment has finally arrived, will Pariya's outspoken personality draw him in or drive him away?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Ages 16 and Up

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kaoru Mori. Translated by William Flanagan.

At long last, Laila and Leily's wedding day has arrived. But the marriage ceremony may be even more taxing than their search for a pair of grooms! Sitting still and silent as their guests celebrate and eat is a trial that will push the girls' patience to its limit, not to mention that of their new husbands! As the twins finally make their vows and commit themselves to their husbands, the gravity of the moment finally sets in. Though Laila and Leily have dreamed of marriage for years, only now do they realize that everything in their lives is about to change.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Ages 16 and Up

Cover price $17.00.