Forgotten Country

Forgotten Country

<div> <b><b>Honorable Mention for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction<br>A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick<br> A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick</b><br> A San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2012 pick<br><br> "A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one."--Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of <i>Wild</i></b><br> <br> 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.</div>