Forgotten Country |
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| Author:
| Chung, Catherine |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61173-477-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $63.80 |
Book Description:
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On the night Janie awaits the birth of her sister, Hannah, her grandmother tells her that since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and charges Janie with keeping Hannah safe. As time passes, Janie hears more stories that contain warnings, though facts remain unspoken.
Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie embarks on a mission to find her sister and to finally uncover the truth beneath her...
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On the night Janie awaits the birth of her sister, Hannah, her grandmother tells her that since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and charges Janie with keeping Hannah safe. As time passes, Janie hears more stories that contain warnings, though facts remain unspoken.
Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie embarks on a mission to find her sister and to finally uncover the truth beneath her family’s silence. To do so, she must confront their history, the reason for her parents' sudden move to America, and her conflicted feelings toward her sister.
Weaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Forgotten Country is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence.