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Jul 04, 2017brangwinn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This story of a Korean-Americanman coming to terms with the abuse he and his mother faced in his childhood is gripping, Growing up in a traditional Korean family where the wife is subservient to the husband and wife beating is common, even in the home of a respected academic, he has chosen to marry a non-Korean and has as little contact as possible with his parents. He is able to hold this distance until a home armed invasion puts the live of his mother in danger and batters his father. Forced, by his wife to have his parents come live with them. Kyung struggles with this. He and his wife have maxes out their credit cards, and two more mouths to feed, especially of two people with whom he is not comfortable. Is distasteful. I kept wanting to slap him and say grow up, now is your chance to reconcile with your parents. Just stop being so horrible. As the story comes to fulfillment he discovers there is much more depth to his mother than he suspected. Although forced to be subservient to her husband, she had backbone and was prepared to make her life more meaningful for herself. The story remaine open ended and the reader will be left wondering what happens to Kyung and his family.