{"product_id":"black-flower-young-ha-kim-paperback","title":"Black Flower -- Young-Ha Kim, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"'Can a nation disappear forever?' . . . [In] a tale of collective loss, political revolution and the individual quest for self-determination . . . Kim brings us the souls caught up on the ground of this larger drama.\" -- \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1904, facing war and the loss of their nation, more than a thousand Koreans leave their homes for the promise of land in unknown Mexico. After a long sea voyage, these emigrants -- thieves and royals, priests and soldiers, orphans and entire families -- discover that they have been sold into indentured servitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAboard the ship, the orphan Ijeong fell in love with a nobleman's daughter; separated when the hacendados claim their laborers, he vows to find her. Then, after years of working in the punishing heat of the henequen fields, the Koreans are caught in the midst of a Mexican revolution. A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, \u003cem\u003eBlack Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kim is at the leading edge of a new breed of South Korean writers.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia City Paper\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spare and beautiful.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers who remember the historical fiction of Thomas B. Costain, Zoé Oldenbourg and Anya Seton will appreciate [Kim's] extensive research and empathic imagination.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young-Ha Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780544106390\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197310955819,"sku":"9780544106390","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780544106390.jpg?v=1774775313","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/black-flower-young-ha-kim-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}