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Author:

Yi, Kŭm-i, 1962- author.

Title:

The picture bride / Lee Geum-yi ; translated from the Korean by An Seonjae.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Forge,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Mail order brides--Fiction.
Women immigrants--Fiction.
Koreans--Hawaii--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Other Authors:

Anthony, of Taizae, Brother, 1942- translator.

Other Titles:

Alloha, na ŭi ŏmmadŭl. English

Summary:

"'Your husband is a landowner,' they told her. 'Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees. 'You will be able to go to school.' Of the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams for this new life are shattered, first by a husband who never wanted to marry her in the first place, and then bythe escalation of the Korean independence movements, unified in goal, but divergent in action, which threaten to split the Hawaiian Korean community and divide Willow's family and friends. Braving the rough waters of these tumultuous years, Willow forgesahead, creating new dreams through her own blood, sweat, and tears; working tirelessly toward a better life for her family and loved ones"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250808669
9781250808660

LCCN:

2022021137

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