"I don't know how old I was when I watched my mother's murder, nor do I know how old I am today."

The ilegitimate daughter of a peasant and an American GI, Elizabeth Kim spent her early years as a social outcast in her village in the Korean countryside. Ostracized by their family and neighbours, she and her mother were regularly pelted with stones on their way home from the rice fields. Yet there was a tranquil happiness in the intense bond between mother and daughter. Until the day that Elizabeth's grandfather and uncle came to punish her mother for the dishonour she had brought on the family, and executed her in front of her daughter.

Elizabeth's mother had always told her that life was made up of ten thousand joys as well as ten thousand sorrows.

"Ten Thousand Sorrows" is a beautifully written memoir with the immediacy, and the power to shock, that make it unforgettable.

Elisabeth Kim is now a journalist in the San Francisco Bay area. This is her first book.

Reserved for bookray...

The bookray list so far:

1) Madnad (Spain)
2) LadyTrinity (Norway) (the book got stuck here!)
3) Chucklesthescot (UK)(asked to be skipped)
4) Sarahmuh (Sweden)
5) SherlockFan (New Zealand)
6) AlterEgoZoe (U.S.A.)
7) Spoiledrotten (U.S.A.)
8) Bug2004 (U.S.A.)

Waitiing for more participants!

Eva

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

And this bookray is under way!
I have sent the book this morning to Madnad; thanks everyone for taking part, and I hope you'll like it.
Eva

This arrived yesterday - thanks, Eva!! I have 1.5 other rings to read before I can start this but I'll do my best to be fast:)

What a beautiful book! Thanks so much for sharing. Elizabeth's story is a story of a lot of pain and torture. I was shocked to read about her childhood in Korea and when she went to the US, I thought that would be a turning point in her life - it sure was, but it seemed to get just worse and worse. A shocking story and yet you can't help but admire her! This book will stay edged in my memory for a long, long time.

If I get time to go to the post office this afternoon, the book will go to its next reader.

sent to LadyTrinity this afternoon:)

I recieved it in the mail today and I'll read it as soon as I get finished with the other bookrings and rays I have in my TBR pile.

I got finished with it yesterday. I'll send it to the next person tomorrow, as I found the address on rabck.com.

I really loved reading this book, even though it's a sad story.