Blogs in February 2015

Somebody’s Daughter: A Novel 22nd February 2015

Somebody’s Daughter is the story of nineteen-year-old Sarah Thorson, who was adopted as a baby by a Lutheran couple in the Midwest. After dropping out of college, she decides to study in Korea and becomes more and more intrigued...

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A Single Shard 22nd February 2015

Park (Seesaw Girl) molds a moving tribute to perseverance and creativity in this finely etched novel set in mid-to-late 12th century Korea. . . Readers will not soon forget these characters or their sacrifices.

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Silver Stallion: A Novel of Korea 22nd February 2015

The mountain village of Kumsan, South Korea, is changed forever when the liberating U.N. forces set up a special encampment called Texas Town.

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One Thousand Chestnut Trees 22nd February 2015

Uncle Hong-do arrives in Vermont from Korea to see the sister he has never met, a concert violinist long settled in America. His colourful visit turns his teenage niece Anna’s world upside down, disrupting her cosy existence with his...

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A Second Chance 15th January 2015

A plane touches down in South Korea and Grace Carmichael steps off it into an unknown and challenging world. The fast moving pace of life in Seoul is both scary and exhilarating. Her new job as an English teacher...

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