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Ten thousand sorrows : the extraordinary journey of a Korean war orphan
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Ten thousand sorrows : the extraordinary journey of a Korean war orphan

by Elizabeth Kim

After witnessing her mother's honour killing in post-war Korea, a mixed-race child is adopted by a fundamentalist American couple. This memoir recounts her survival of prejudice and abuse in both countries, and her eventual escape to raise her daughter in safety.

Accession 26322 ISBN 0385601980 Publisher Doubleday
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