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Forgotten Country
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Kerry Dunn
Dec 13, 2011 rated it really liked it
This is a gorgeously written debut novel with lovely insights into the complicated relationships between sisters, between husbands and wives, between parents and children. Interwoven throughout the family story are beautifully rendered Korean folk tales and fables. I'm not going to use this review to outline the plot or analyze the characters, I'm simply going to quote one of the many passages that dazzled me with its language and imagery and see if you can resist wanting to read this book:

    
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Clark Zlotchew
Sep 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Nov 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Feb 13, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Aug 13, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Jan 18, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Catherine
Jul 01, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)