The Kinship of Secrets
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Pub Date 1 Nov 2018 | Archive Date 1 Nov 2018
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Description
The riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart
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, The Kinship of Secrets explores the cruelty of war, the power of hope, and what it means to be a sister.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781526602824 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
Average rating from 14 members
Featured Reviews
Diane D, Reviewer
Told through the perspective of two “sisters”, one who remains with grandparents and uncle in Korea and the other who emigrates with their“parents” to the U.S in search of better opportunities. Reuniting the family proves a struggle as the Korean War ensues. Very well written, seeing the struggle of the immigrant in a new country and the sister left behind. Interesting read as I knew little about this period of history.
Lucy W, Reviewer
The Kinship of Secrets fictionalises some of the true story of Eugenia Kim, whose sister was left in Korea, separated from her parents and siblings in the US.
In this story, Inja is the sister in Korea, left as a young child in the charge of her beloved uncle, with the promise of a speedy reunion with her family in the US. With the onset of war in Korea comes division, poverty, and political instability which enforce a separation of a decade.
The struggles of reunion years later are poignantly expressed; the developing relationships between family members and their shared secrets continue to bind the family together across the miles.
Emotional, with beautiful characterisation, highly recommended.
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