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Mun-gyeong, 1935. Choi MiJa is getting ready for her first day at the Elementary Good Citizen School in Japanese occupied Korea. The Choi family are wealthy landowners and have been for nineteen generations, but all that is about to change. Their privileged lifestyle will soon disappear forever, and burgeoning love is put on hold as the family have to endure hardship and loss of the Japanese Occupation, the Second World War, and the Korean War. When peace finally arrives, there is great hope for the future, and Korea has a chance to build a just and fair society. Would it succeed?MiJa is a timeless story that sweeps the reader from the gated town of Mun-gyeong, a mountain pass so high that even the birds cannot fly through it, to the besieged war-torn city of Pusan where they have to live in the shantytown of Ami Dong built from reused gravestones. One day MiJa finds herself in the remote fishing port of Mukho, on the border with North Korea, where she joins the Hae-nyeo: a matriarchal group of fisherwomen.MiJa is a tale of un-blossomed love, female sacrifice, and how a family's hopes and dreams are crushed by the weight of historical events that still resonate in modern-day Korea.



About the Author :
Mark Atkinson hails from the north country and lives in England's finest county.He was educated in the UK and Singapore and after graduation was head-hunted for a job in Borneo. He has spent the last few decades working overseas as an expat vagabond in the glamorous destinations afforded by the oil & gas industry that usually involves jungle, desert or ice but one day he hopes to do the decent thing and quit it all and become a full-time writer.His first novel MiJa, was well received and has some excellent reviews and was followed by a noir short story collection The Dark Side and soon to be released second novel, Farm Animal. He doesn't do happy endings but uses fiction to uncover the unwanted and unvarnished truth.All his books are published by Bookmark Publications, and he may be contacted via their website: https: //www.bookmark-publications.com.

Review :

Wow, Just Amazing. This story is the best I have read in a long time. It was so well written that I was hanging on the author's every word. I really couldn't put this book down. It's definitely been a long time that I have been this invested in a novel, and I read a lot of books. This story was so sad, emotional and atmospheric it almost felt like a true story. It's certainly a story about resilience. It really shocked me in places. It is also inspiring, if MiJa can get through all life threw at her then so can we. I really can't recommend this book enough. It's a fantastic historical fiction set in South Korea. The story goes through so many changes within the country. Through civil War, occupation, failing crops, school changes, kidnap and death. It's certainly a roller coaster ride. This story will stay with me for a very long time. I know we are only in the end of January, and I will probably read another 400 books. But this book is definitely likely to be book of the year. It will take a lot to knock it off my top spot. I was totally engrossed in this book and read it all in one sitting. The characters were amazing and well developed. Only the highest of praise goes out to the author and publishing team for creating the most perfect novel. I really hope this author writes more books. I will certainly keep my eyes peeled. Claire, Netgalley Reviewer


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781916600010
  • Publisher: Bookmark Publications Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Bookmark Publications Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1916600018
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 418
  • Returnable: N


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