The bridge of love

From the book jacket: "The marriage of Merrell Vories, young American architect, and Maki Hitotsuyanagi, daughter of a Japanese nobleman, was remarkable from the very beginning. For never before had a member of the Imperial Household been permitted to marry a foreigner. Maki renounced her noble birh and gave up a life of wealth--in exchange for a life of love and accomplishment. For Merrell and Maki had much in common: a belief in Christianity and a desire to help the people of Japan."