Stone Angels

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Pub Date Mar 04 2025 | Archive Date Not set

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In this "riveting [and] unforgettable" novel, a forty-year-old woman journeys to her cultural homeland—and uncovers a harrowing secret that makes her rethink everything she thought she knew about her mother (Jimin Han, author of The Apology). 

Angelina Lee feels like she doesn’t belong. Newly divorced, and completely unmoored by the sudden and tragic death of her mother, she hopes studying Korean will reconnect her to her roots, but nothing about Seoul feels familiar. Further complicating matters is the resurgence of an alluring man from Angelina’s past, and fellow classmate Keisuke Ono, an irritatingly good looking Japanese American journalist who refuses to leave her alone. What she’ll barely admit, however, is the true reason behind her trip. She’s convinced the key to understanding her mother’s suicide lies in Korea.

A shocking conversation with an estranged relative proves her right. Her mother had an older sister, Sunyuh, who disappeared under the Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII—a secret the family buried for over sixty years. Horrified, Angelina can’t fathom why her mother never mentioned her, but knows, deep down, her mother’s fateful decision must be linked to Sunyuh. To find answers, Angelina embarks on a journey that takes her across oceans and continents, and challenges everything she believed about her heritage and herself.

Told through the bold, determined voices of three women, this poignant family drama explores love and loss, grief and healing, and the sometimes-difficult love that exists between mothers and daughters. It’s about the questions we wish we had asked lost relatives, the lives we could have lived had we made different choices, and, above all, second chances—to reinvent ourselves, to confront the sins of the past, and to find lasting love.
In this "riveting [and] unforgettable" novel, a forty-year-old woman journeys to her cultural homeland—and uncovers a harrowing secret that makes her rethink everything she thought she knew about her...

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I really enjoyed this multiple POV book set mostly in Korea. I loved the setting and the descriptions of Korea. The MC is a woman who journeys to the land of her ancestors in search on answers. The story expands to include her mother and aunt, who she did not know existed. The descriptions of life as a 'Comfort Woman' are painful to read but add to the depth of the narrative. Overall, really great.

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Fascinating, riveting, instructive novel about a woman’s return to Korea where she finds answers to family secrets and insight into her mother’s suicide. Very informative about the Japanese occupation of Korea and the history of the “comfort women.”

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I had never heard of the “comfort women” before reading this book. Wow is all I can say for this story of Angelina and her search and the life she lived. Keisuke was such an interesting person in this narrative.

The charaa a caters and scenes were so well developed I could see everything in my minds eye while reading this book.

I highly recommend this book. It is such a great read!

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

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This is a historical novel that takes place mostly in Korea. A woman is searching for her aunt who was taken by the Japanese during WWII and forced into service as a “comfort woman.” During her search we learn a lot about Korea and the war, about the women divers. This is also a love story and a story about family.

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