Forgotten Country

Honorable Mention for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut FictionA Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick A San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2012 pick. A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.--Cheryl Strayed bestselling author of Wild 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 thatwill 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.