This Burns My Heart

Author: Samuel Park
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Book Format: Paperback

In this compelling love story set in postwar Korea in the 1960s, an unhappily married woman struggles to give her daughter a good life and to find love in a society caught between ancient tradition and change. On the eve of her marriage, beautiful and strong-willed Soo-Ja Choi receives a passionate proposal from a young medical student. But caught up in her desire to pursue a career in Seoul, she turns him away, having impetuously chosen another man who she believes will let her fulfill her dreams. Instead, she finds herself tightly bound by tradition and trapped in a suffocating marriage, her ambition reduced to carving out a successful future for her only daughter. Through it all, she longs for the man she truly loves, whose path she seems destined to cross again and again. In This Burns My Heart, Samuel Parks has crafted a transcendent love story that vibrantly captures 1960s South Korea and brings to life an unforgettable heroine.

About Samuel Park
Korean-American author Samuel Park was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil until the age of fourteen. His novel "This Burns My Heart" was chosen as a Best Book of 2011 by Amazon, "Kirkus Reviews," and "BookPage." It was named one of NPR s Freshest Reads and "Today" s Favorite Things, and has been translated into four languages. He is an assistant professor of English at Columbia College and lives in Chicago. Visit Samuel Park at SamuelPark.com."

(BK-9781439199626)

SKU BK-9781439199626
Barcode # 9781439199626
Brand Simon & Schuster
Artist / Author Samuel Park
Shipping Weight 0.2800kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.030m
Shipping Length 0.210m
Assembled Length 14.000m
Assembled Height 21.300m
Assembled Width 2.500m
Type Paperback

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