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"Living every day in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity, takes great courage."
From the very first page, I was invested in this beautiful family. The story starts out with a young girl who fell in love with the wrong person-- but this one event... shaped the rest of her life. Across 4 generations, two nations at war and never ending obstacles, Sunja and her live family lived the best life they knew how, lost many things, learned valuable lessons about themselves and li ...more
From the very first page, I was invested in this beautiful family. The story starts out with a young girl who fell in love with the wrong person-- but this one event... shaped the rest of her life. Across 4 generations, two nations at war and never ending obstacles, Sunja and her live family lived the best life they knew how, lost many things, learned valuable lessons about themselves and li ...more
An excellent and riveting intergenerational family saga of Koreans living in Japan spanning from 1930s to 1980s. One of my favourites of the year so far!
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