{"product_id":"9781662519727","title":"Red Seal: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Korean mother and son navigate wars, displacement, and identity across decades and borders in a moving multigenerational saga by the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhite Mulberry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1943 Japan, the Pacific War rages on. Miyoung, a Korean-born single mother and nurse, defies an order to serve in the Imperial Japanese Army and instead flees with her six-year-old son, Ko-chan, who is leaving everything familiar behind, including the grandparents he loves. Miyoung hopes Ko-chan will finally claim his heritage and that she can reclaim her own as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiyoung promises her anxious son an adventure. Their life-changing trek to Miyoung’s homeland takes them first to Japan-occupied Manchuria, where Miyoung’s brother offers shelter and Ko-chan, coming of age, begins to question where his future lies. When Japan’s defeat in World War II forces them to escape again, it triggers a decades-long odyssey of survival, sacrifice, and―for the generations to follow―a search for identity across three nations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful tribute to the endurance of family bonds, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRed Seal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the struggle to define oneself when torn between multiple worlds and by cultural upheaval, and the resilience it takes to find a place to call home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52716472926439,"sku":"Fiction: South Korea","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81xm0HqDkkL._SY522.jpg?v=1790717062","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/zh-hant\/products\/9781662519727","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}