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Calligrapher's Daughter
Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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"A beautiful, deliberate and satisfying story spanning 30 years of Korean history . . . Elegant." "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny, though her country newly occupied by Japan is crumbling, and her family, led by her stern father, is facing difficulties that seem insurmountable. Narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Najin takes up a new role as a companion to a young princess. But the king is soon assassinated, and the centuries-old dynastic culture comes to its end.Najin pursues a coveted education and is surprised to find love. After one day of marriage a denied passport separates her from her new husband, who continues alone to America. As a decade passes and the world descends into war, Najin loses touch with her husband. Will the love they share be enough to sustain her through the deprivation her country continues to endure? "The Calligrapher's Daughter" is a richly drawn novel about a nation torn between ancient customs and modern possibilities, and is a "vivid, heartfelt portrait of faith, love and life for one family during a pivotal time in history" ("Bookpage")."
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MelKelsey
MelKelsey
The Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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I knew nothing of Japan's occupation of Korea during the early 1900s--the radical change it had on government, culture, and, of course, the well-being of Korean citizens. The story is of a girl growing up in a time when not only her life choices but her personality are limited by her gender. She has many struggles, but my favorites are her internal battles of faith and strong character. Well-written characters, relationships, and culture.

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MelKelsey Thank you, @Crazeedi! I am happy to finally be in the know! 5y
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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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Summer days are for reading by the pool. What‘s your favourite thing about summer?

LeslieO More time to read! 5y
karim.yezza Very nice book 5y
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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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Fish collars (hamachi kama) and this book that I‘ve been dipping into for a few weeks now. It‘s a fascinating account of the Japanese occupation of Korea, told from the perspective of a young girl who is sent to the royal court to serve the princess

MrBook 😳 5y
Bklover I‘ve been googling Hamachi Kama. Learn something new every day! Enjoy! 5y
OrangeMooseReads For some reason I thought they were deep fried dough/pastry shaped like birds. I‘m going to go do some googling too. 5y
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Megabooks Is that yellowtail? I love yellowtail. Looks good!! 😋😋 5y
RealLifeReading @Bklover @OrangeMooseReads give it a try if you ever get a chance! It‘s delicious and my kids love it 5y
RealLifeReading @Megabooks yes!! My Asian supermarket sells the yellowtail collars frozen and you just add salt and grill it. So good! 5y
OrangeMooseReads @RealLifeReading it looks good. 5y
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BookishRedhead
BookishRedhead
Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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Loved. It!
Sweet coming of age story.
Protect Najin

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youcanneverreadtomuch
youcanneverreadtomuch
The Calligrapher's Daughter | Eugenia Kim
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Mehso-so

I watched the film The Last Princess and I am reading this amazing book with one of the characters as this princess. A good recommend for both this novel and a better recommendationfor the film The Last Princess.

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