The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel

by Eugenia Kim | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0805092269 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Jebbie74 of Oshawa, Ontario Canada on 1/18/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by Jebbie74 from Oshawa, Ontario Canada on Saturday, January 18, 2014
In early twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. But her country using tumult under Japan's harsh occupation, and her family's traditions, entitlements, and wealth crumble. Narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Najin becomes a companion to a young princess, until Korea's last king is assassinated, and the centuries-old dynastic culture comes to an end.

Najin pursues a coveted education and is surprised to find love. After one day of marriage a denied passport separates her from her new husband, who journeys alone to America. As a decade passes and the world descends into war, Najin loses touch with her husband. Will the love they share be enough to sustain her through the deprivation her country continues to endure?

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