Chang-rae Lee, the bestselling and award-winning author of Native
Speaker, Aloft, and My Year Abroad returns with his most ambitious
novel yet-a spellbinding story of how love and war echo through an
entire lifetime.
June Han was orphaned as a girl by the Korean War. Hector Brennan was a
young GI who fled the petty tragedies of his small town to serve his
country. When the war ended, their lives collided at a Korean orphanage,
where they vied for the attention of Sylvie Tanner, a beautiful yet
deeply damaged missionary.
As Lee masterfully unfurls the stunning story of June, Hector, and
Sylvie, he weaves a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and
sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy,
salvation, and surrendering oneself to another.