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This burns my heart

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. Beautiful and ambitious, Soo-Ja Choi attempts to find happiness in a land where wives have no rights and mothers own nothing, where love remains elusive, and the only way to survive is to live the lessons of Confucian tradition: perseverance, strength, loyalty, and grace. Charting her way through an ill-advised marriage, Soo-Ja must navigate the intrigue and dangers of living with her conniving in-laws, all the while longing for her true love of the past, the elusive Doctor Yul. And when he enters her life again, Soo-Ja is confronted with a final chance at happiness, but must make a mother's ultimate choice. Epic and intimate, Park's debut offering'based on his own mother's story'is a snapshot of a nation rising from a poor, rural country into a major world power in the aftermath of a devastating war. This Burns My Heart evokes a strong sense of place and era reminiscent of Sarah Waters, and the richly drawn characters and exploration of women's changing roles brings to mind Lisa See.

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  • "Die junge Soo-Ja will als Diplomatin die Welt bewegen, doch eine einzige falsche Entscheidung macht ihre Träume zunichte. Anstatt mit dem einfühlsamen Arzt und Freiheitskämpfer Yul fortzugehen, heiratet sie den charmanten Fabrikantensohn Min. Doch nach der Hochzeit muss sie erkennen, dass ihr frisch angetrauter Ehemann sie hintergangen hat: Sein Versprechen, mit ihr von Daegu die wachsende Metropole Seoul zu ziehen, löst er nicht ein. Stattdessen muss die kluge junge Frau wie eine Sklavin für ihre koreanischen Schwiegereltern schuften. Doch Soo-Ja kämpft für ihre Selbstständigkeit. Und immer wenn sie Yul begegnet, blitzt neue Hoffnung in ihr auf - die Hoffnung, irgendwann doch noch ihr Glück zu finden. Samuel Park studierte in Stanford und an der University of Southern California und unterrichtet heute Englisch am Columbia College in Chicago. Von seiner Lieblingsautorin Jane Austen lernte er, sich in die Köpfe der Frauen hineinzuversetzen; die Inspiration für seinen Debütroman Was dein Herz nicht weiss lieferte jedoch die Geschichte seiner aus Südkorea stammenden Mutter. Samuel Park lebt in Chicago und Los Angeles und schreibt bereits an seinem zweiten Roman."
  • "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. Beautiful and ambitious, Soo-Ja Choi attempts to find happiness in a land where wives have no rights and mothers own nothing, where love remains elusive, and the only way to survive is to live the lessons of Confucian tradition: perseverance, strength, loyalty, and grace. Charting her way through an ill-advised marriage, Soo-Ja must navigate the intrigue and dangers of living with her conniving in-laws, all the while longing for her true love of the past, the elusive Doctor Yul. And when he enters her life again, Soo-Ja is confronted with a final chance at happiness, but must make a mother's ultimate choice. Epic and intimate, Park's debut offering'based on his own mother's story'is a snapshot of a nation rising from a poor, rural country into a major world power in the aftermath of a devastating war. This Burns My Heart evokes a strong sense of place and era reminiscent of Sarah Waters, and the richly drawn characters and exploration of women's changing roles brings to mind Lisa See."@en
  • "Caught between tradition and modernity in 1960s South Korea, a woman in an unhappy marriage struggles to give her daughter a good life."@en
  • "Caught between tradition and modernity in 1960s South Korea, a woman in an unhappy marriage struggles to give her daughter a good life."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Online-Publikation"

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  • "This burns my heart"@en
  • "This burns my heart"
  • "This burns my heart a novel"@en
  • "Was dein Herz nicht weiss Roman"
  • "Was dein Herz nicht weiß Roman"
  • "This burns my heart : a novel"

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