The picture bride / Lee Geum-yi ; translated from the Korean by An Seonjae.
"'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 by the 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 forges ahead, 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250808660
- ISBN: 1250808669
- Physical Description: 309 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Forge, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Mail order brides > Fiction. Women immigrants > Fiction. Koreans > Hawaii > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. Fiction. |
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Brandywine Community Library | YI (Text) | 33249025018346 | Fiction | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | FICTION Yi (Text) | 85131001848713 | CACM Fiction | Available | - |
Exeter Community Library | YI (Text) | 33249025510888 | Fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults YI Fiction (Text) | 33454005901723 | Reading Room Balcony | Available | - |
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Milton Public Library | A YI (Text) | 33226001072984 | MLTM Adult Fiction | Available | - |
North Wales Area Library | F Geum-yi (Text) | 35410000807404 | NWAL Fiction | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | F YI (Text) | 34422007199652 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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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 by the 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 forges ahead, creating new dreams through her own blood, sweat, and tears; working tirelessly toward a better life for her family and loved ones"--