“A spare, haunting tale of loss, yearning and discovery.” The pain Janie feels with all of her discoveries isn't enviable, but the peace that the hard-swallowed wisdom brings her is touching and true.” “ Forgotten Country is often wrenching, but Chung's graceful writing - replete as it is with delicately rendered family affections, snippets of Korean folklore and an unerring sense of storytelling - lifts the tragedies into the realm of lovely melancholia. “ is sensitive to the spontaneous combustibility of sisterly relations. “The unflinchingly honest examination of grief, anger, familial obligation, and love gives the novel a compelling emotional core.” "Chung indelibly portrays a Korea viciously divided but ever bound to history, myth, and hope." voice is fresh, her material rich, and Forgotten Country is an impressive, memorable debut.” a heartbreaking story about sisters, family, and keeping traditions alive.”
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