{"product_id":"forgotten-country-9781594486524","title":"Forgotten Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick\u003cbr\u003e A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.\"--Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The night before Janie's sister, Hannah, is born, her grandmother tells her a story: Since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and Janie is told to keep Hannah safe. Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie goes to find her. Thus begins a journey that will force her to confront her family's painful silence, the truth behind her parents' sudden move to America twenty years earlier, and her own conflicted feelings toward Hannah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, \u003ci\u003eForgotten Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence and back to one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594486524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherine Chung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661084749980,"sku":"9781594486524","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cd86dcd2-4b71-4eea-b4b0-1aab4b7861d4.jpg?v=1603898570","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/forgotten-country-9781594486524","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}