The name joins the two traditions the books draw on: a Norwegian given name for Minnesota, where the stories are set, and a Chinese surname for the romance dramas whose restraint they borrow.
The publisher
Causeway Services, the 561 Group's public imprint, publishes Sigrid Song's books and answers readers' letters. If a book gets something wrong about Duluth, about Cantonese families or about bridges, tell us at shop.561.group, and the next edition will be better for it.