{"product_id":"the-kinship-of-secrets-9781526602855","title":"The Kinship of Secrets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gorgeous achievement' Min Jin Lee, author of \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Graceful, poignant and moving' Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges ahead, Najin and Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family; soon, they hope, they will return to her.     But then war breaks out in Korea, and there is no end in sight to the separation. Miran grows up in prosperous American suburbia, under the shadow of the daughter left behind, as Inja grapples in her war-torn land with ties to a family she doesn’t remember. Najin and Calvin desperately seek a reunion with Inja, but are the bonds of love strong enough to reconnect their family over distance, time and war? And as deep family secrets are revealed, will everything they long for be upended?     Told through the alternating perspectives of the distanced sisters, and inspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Kinship of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the cruelty of war, the power of hope, and what it means to be a sister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kinship of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea beautiful allegory of loss and recovery\u003c\/b\u003e. Through the parallel growth of two separated sisters, Kim bears witness to the fall and rise of nation and its resilient and generous people. \u003ci\u003eThe Kinship of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea gorgeous achievement\u003c\/b\u003e * Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko *\u003cbr\u003eNothing is taken for granted in Eugenia Kim’s \u003cb\u003ethoughtful, well-written\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Kinship of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003e… \u003cb\u003ePoignant and richly evocative\u003c\/b\u003e of both Korea and the immigrant experience, Kim’s insightful novel is based on her own background * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egraceful, poignant and moving\u003c\/b\u003e portrayal of one family’s struggle to remain a family through decades of war, migration and separation * Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully illuminate[s] Korea’s past in ways that inform our present \u003c\/b\u003e... Kim infuses a coming-of-age story about being an outsider with the realities of the war, which forced many family separations, some of which still persist today * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eHeartfelt ... Will greatly appeal to readers who enjoy the multicultural novels of Lisa See and Amy Tan, stories that enlighten as well as entertain * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinely wrought\u003c\/b\u003e ... A \u003cb\u003estirring \u003c\/b\u003enovel about family and the sacrifices made to keep it whole * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElegant \u003c\/b\u003e... A valuable window into Korean history as well as to issues like immigration and assimilation that \u003cb\u003ecouldn’t be more relevant today\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim is a true storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e, and her latest work is engaging throughout. Readers who enjoy family sagas by Lisa See and Jamie Ford will appreciate this one * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eI felt as though I had stepped into\u003cb\u003e a graceful story of two countries\u003c\/b\u003e, South Korea and America, and family ties that survive the challenges of history * Krys Lee, author of How I Became a North Korean *\u003cbr\u003eWhat an \u003cb\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e time to read this heartfelt novel about the bonds of family, set against the backdrop of the Korean War. Eugenia Kim is a \u003cb\u003emasterful storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e who makes her characters come to life as she spans decades, continents and cultures * Jung Yun, author of Shelter *\u003cbr\u003eThe Korean War has been called 'the forgotten war' in the West, but Kim’s second novel, a powerful narrative about the ways families relentlessly love and protect each other despite immense challenges, is \u003cb\u003ea story that demands to be remembered, along with its history\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Kinship of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003eboth a meditation on homesickness and a celebration of homecoming\u003c\/b\u003e that made me appreciate the complicated bonds between sisters, between mothers and daughters, and the love for relatives that become surrogate parents. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful novel, and a necessary, important story for our times\u003c\/b\u003e * Yoojin Grace Wuertz, author of Everything Belongs to Us *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e gripping story of war and immigration\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as a tender meditation on what it means to be of a family and of a country * Marie Myung-Ok Lee, author of Somebody’s Daughter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeenly and often lyrically observed \u003c\/b\u003e... In quietly recording the arc of a woman's experience from idyllic childhood through harrowing adulthood, Kim mirrors the changing nation -- Praise for 'The Calligrapher's Daughter' * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautiful, deliberate and satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e story spanning thirty years of Korean history -- Praise for 'The Calligrapher's Daughter' * Publishers Weekly *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409826685271,"sku":"9781526602855","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526602855.jpg?v=1730508159","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-kinship-of-secrets-9781526602855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}