{"product_id":"black-flower","title":"Black Flower","description":"“‘Can a nation disappear forever?’ . . . [In] a tale of collective loss,  political revolution and the individual quest for self-determination . .  . Kim brings us the souls caught up on the ground of this larger  drama.\" — \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1904, facing war  and the loss of their nation, more than a thousand Koreans leave their  homes for the promise of land in unknown Mexico. After a long sea  voyage, these emigrants — thieves and royals, priests and soldiers,  orphans and entire families — discover that they have been sold into  indentured servitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAboard the ship, the orphan Ijeong fell in  love with a nobleman’s daughter; separated when the hacendados claim  their laborers, he vows to find her. Then, after years of working in the  punishing heat of the henequen fields, the Koreans are caught in the  midst of a Mexican revolution. A tale of star-crossed love, political  turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, \u003cem\u003eBlack Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kim is at the leading edge of a new breed of South Korean writers.” — \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia City Paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spare and beautiful.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers  who remember the historical fiction of Thomas B. Costain, Zoé  Oldenbourg and Anya Seton will appreciate [Kim’s] extensive research and  empathic imagination.\" — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Young-ha Kim","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53163552473379,"sku":"9780544106390","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780544106390.jpg?v=1741190928","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/black-flower","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}