I got this book as an ARC from Penguin books. I have to say that I really enjoyed reading this book. It is told from the point of view of 3 people: June, Hector and Sylvie. The book goes back and forth from present time to the past. June is a young girl who lived through the Korean war and ends up at an orphanage and eventually grows up to have a boy and lives in America. In the present part of the book June is actually very sick with cancer. Hector is an American soldier during the war and eventually ends up at the orphanage too as a maintenance person. Eventually he goes back to the US and ends up an alcoholic. Sylvie is the wife of a missionary who grows fond of both June and Hector while they are working/running the orphanage.
I could not put this book down. I was captivated by June's story. I have to admit that I found I had little patience for Hector and Sylvie but this could be because I have little patience for alcohol/drug addiction. The title of the book is so fitting as each character surrenders to something whether it be addiction, love, lust, death or even the truth. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.