Ela Lee Minbak Hardcover Book

A RADIO 2 WINTER BOOK CLUB PICKA beautiful, tender story of displacement and loss which shows the resilience of the human spirit Cecile PinDeeply moving and graceful, it shines light on a secret slice of Koreas history, gradually unveiling the secrets that bind and divide three generations Silvia ParkA sweeping story of three generations of women who cross continents and decades to find truth, forgiveness and compassion. Incheon, 1985. A nameless baby is born in a minbak in South Korea and vanishes nine days later. London, 2008. When tragedy strikes, Hana faces ruin. She is forced to move her family her teenage daughter Ada and ailing mother Youngja into a single room with her, converting the rest of their home into a minbak, in a painful echo of her past life. In the confined space of their shared room, there is nowhere to hide. As the past collides with the present, all three women are forced to face not only their familys dark history, but that of an entire country. Lyrical and devastating Minbak is a flawless meditation on memory, love and misunderstanding. Ella KingA poignant and precise novel by a writer of great skill Nicola DinanHad me utterly engrossed. An incredible story of love, conflict and heartbreak. Rosie PriceReaders are LOVING MinbakTender, heart wrenching and honest ? ? ? ? ?A masterpiece, a perfect exercise in empathy and survival ? ? ? ? ?A quietly devastating novel about three generations of Korean women whose present is, in different ways, haunted... | Ela Lee Minbak Hardcover Book