Revised edition: This edition of Daughters of the Dragon includes editorial revisions.
And as its origins become clearer, Anna realizes that along with the comb, she inherits a legacy-of resilience and courage, love and redemption-beyond her wildest imagination. Jae-hee recounts an epic tale that begins with the Japanese occupation of Korea and China during World War II, when more than two hundred thousand Korean women were forced to serve the soldiers as “comfort women.” Jae-hee knows the story well-she was one of them.Īs Jae-hee’s narrative unfolds, Anna discovers that the precious tortoiseshell comb, with its two-headed ivory dragon, has survived against all odds through generations of her family’s women. That scrap of paper leads Anna to the Seoul apartment of the poor yet elegant Hong Jae-hee. But just when it seems her search is over, a stranger hands her a parcel containing an antique comb-and an address.
And in the end, you'll have a better understanding of the Land of the Morning Calm. Soon Anna will discover her own legacy at the heart of Suk-bo's epic love story.When twenty-year-old Anna Carlson travels from America to a Korean orphanage to locate her birth mother, she’s devastated to learn the woman is already dead. Set within the tumultuous backdrop of 20th century Korea, Daughters of the Dragon by award-winning author William Andrews will make you cry and cheer for Ja-hee. When Hisashi joins the Japanese Imperial Army and disappears, Suk-bo embarks on a quest through years of war, bigotry, and poverty to find him.īut Suk-bo's unfolding history reveals more than Anna can imagine: an heirloom comb bearing an intricately carved two-headed dragon binding her to Suk-bo's past. In spite of their differences, they fall madly in love, pitting them against two violently opposing cultures. Suk-bo's story begins in 1937, when the Japanese occupying Korea force her to marry one of their own, named Hisashi. For reasons of her own, she's chosen Anna-only Anna-to hear it. A stranger to Anna, Suk-bo has a tale to tell.
It's a personal request from Suk-bo Yi, a ninety-nine-year-old woman questioned in a mysterious death at a Koreatown nursing home. Synopsis When twenty-year-old Anna Carlson travels from America to a Korean orphanage to locate her birth mother, shes devastated to learn the woman is already dead. From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes an epic novel of a star-crossed couple who must defy tradition, war, and prejudice to keep their love alive.Īt the urging of a Los Angeles detective, international rights lawyer Anna Carlson assists in a murder investigation.
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