Blogs in June 2021

The Ocean Calls 6th June 2021

Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea – generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are...

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Heart and Seoul 3rd June 2021

A Korean adoptee living in the middle of Indiana, Hara Wilson has never felt a true sense of belonging – until a data breach from a DNA matching service reveals the name of her biological father. Hara knows that...

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Untold Night and Day 4th March 2021

A hypnotic, disorienting story of parallel lives unfolding over a day and a night in the sweltering heat of Seoul’s summer For two years, twenty-eight-year-old Kim Ayami has worked at Seoul’s only audio theatre for the blind. But now...

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The Silence of Bones 16th December 2020

June Hur’s elegant and haunting debut The Silence of Bones is a bloody YA historical mystery tale perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco and Renée Ahdieh. I have a mouth, but I mustn’t speak; Ears, but I mustn’t hear;...

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The Mermaid from Jeju 23rd November 2020

In the aftermath of World War II, Goh Junja is a girl just coming into her own. She is the latest successful deep sea diver in a family of strong haenyeo. Confident she is a woman now, Junja urges...

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