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Lee Geum-yi, An Seon Jae (trans.)
Could you marry a man you’ve never met? Three Korean women in 1910 make a life-changing journey to Hawaii where they will marry, having seen only a photograph of their…
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Lee Geum-Yi
Two women's lives and identities are intertwined--through World War II and the Korean War--revealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century.
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Lee Geum-yi
Can't I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th-century. When the daughter's suitor is arrested as a Korean…
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Winner of the Nautilus Award for Historical Fiction
"Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories. The Picture…
A heart-wrenching novel of two young women forced to live the lives of others in order to survive in mid-20th century Korea.
Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known…
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Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories. The Picture Bride is the ultimate story of the power…
From the author of The Picture Bride, two women's lives and identities are intertwined - through World War II and the Korean War - revealing the harsh realities of class…
Could you marry a man you’ve never met? Three Korean women in 1918 make a life-changing journey to Hawaii, where they will marry, having seen only photographs of their intended…
'Your husband is a landowner,' they told her.
'Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees.'
'You will be able to go to school.'
Of the three lies…
Two women's lives and identities are intertwined - through World War II and the Korean War - revealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the…
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