[sound recording] /, 30 pages
English language
Published 2017 by Grand Central Publishing.
Following one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from their homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, thery are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity.
This is a family saga that follows a Korean family in Japan from before the WWII to the present day. The writing is simple, easy to read and interesting. Overall a good book, enlightening.
