The Surrendered

Chang-rae Lee, the bestselling and award-winning author of Native Speaker, Aloft, and My Year Abroad returns with his most ambitious novel yet-a spellbinding story of how love and war echo through an entire lifetime.

June Han was orphaned as a girl by the Korean War. Hector Brennan was a young GI who fled the petty tragedies of his small town to serve his country. When the war ended, their lives collided at a Korean orphanage, where they vied for the attention of Sylvie Tanner, a beautiful yet deeply damaged missionary.

As Lee masterfully unfurls the stunning story of June, Hector, and Sylvie, he weaves a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy, salvation, and surrendering oneself to another.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 03/01/2011
ISBN: 9781594485015
Pages: 496
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.13w x 1.13d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 02/18/2011 pg. 79
New York Times Book Review 03/12/2011 pg. 24