Books like Chinmoku by Shūsaku Endō

In the isolated trading post of Dejima in 1799, Dutch clerk Jacob de Zoet seeks fortune and love, but an encounter with the enigmatic Aibagawa shatters his plans, entangling him in a web of intrigue that crosses cultural borders.

A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry's critically acclaimed second novel, set in India in the mid-1970s and focusing on four unlikely individuals who come together in a city apartment during a state of emergency.

James A. Michener’s sweeping history of Hawaii traces the islands’ geological birth, the arrival and influence of Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and other immigrant groups, and the role of missionaries in shaping the islands’ modern culture.

In war‑torn 1898 China, a nameless maiden, Four‑Girl, discovers faith and identity as she navigates loyalty between her nation and her new Christian allies amid the Boxer Rebellion's violence.

Shusaku Endo’s Silence follows a young Portuguese Jesuit who, smuggled into 17th‑century Japan, discovers the Christian community has been driven underground by a government intent on eradicating foreign influence, forcing him to wrestle with faith and survival.

Detective Christopher Banks, celebrated in London, is haunted by the disappearance of his parents in Shanghai as a child. His search for truth unravels long‑forgotten memories, intertwining mystery and psychological insight across interwar Britain and China.

A story of prejudice and cultural clash between a missionary and his dark-skinned wife, with their son's struggle to break free from the curse and become a poet and minister at Bedlam.

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Newlywed Emily Stone and her husband, Isaac, are young missionaries who have traveled from New England to Honolulu to share the Gospel with the Hawaiian natives. Gentle, adventurous, well-bred, and beautiful, Emily soon finds herself struggling with intense homesickness but remains determined to share her faith, and ignore her growing feelings for handsome Captain MacKenzie Farrow. Just as she begins to bond with the influential High Chiefess Pua and her daughter, Mahina, unexpected tragedy threatens to force her off the island. In a state of confusion, Emily makes a decision that could destroy everything she knows and loves. Three decades later, Sister Theresa comes to the islands as a missionary nurse and becomes acquainted with Captain Farrow's charming son, a powerful man who is instrumental in Hawaii's alliance with America. Theresa discovers that a dark curse is plaguing his family and the island's inhabitants, a curse that only Emily and Mahina can help her reverse.