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challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
After finishing The Evening Hero, I had an inkling to pick up more Korean lit.
Willow, Hongju and Songhwa leave their home village as picture brides in 1918. Seeking a new life and hope for their families they’ve left behind, they arrive in Hawaii to find it’s not as they were promised. They end up far apart, their husbands are less than ideal, the work is hard, and xenophobia abounds. An escalation of the Korean independence movement threatens to split the Hawaiian-Korean community. Can they find their ways back to each other?
This is about hardships and resilience, and ultimately the power of friendship.
Pick this up if you like historical fiction, especially about lesser known pieces of history.
Willow, Hongju and Songhwa leave their home village as picture brides in 1918. Seeking a new life and hope for their families they’ve left behind, they arrive in Hawaii to find it’s not as they were promised. They end up far apart, their husbands are less than ideal, the work is hard, and xenophobia abounds. An escalation of the Korean independence movement threatens to split the Hawaiian-Korean community. Can they find their ways back to each other?
This is about hardships and resilience, and ultimately the power of friendship.
Pick this up if you like historical fiction, especially about lesser known pieces of history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War
Minor: Child death