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Pachinko

By: Min Jin Lee
Narrated by: Allison Hiroto
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Yeongdo, Korea - 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a 15-year-old girl. The couple have one child: their beloved daughter, Sunja.

When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then, Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends and no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story.

©2017 Min Jin Lee (P)2017 Hachette Audio Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Voices Fiction Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Marriage
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This was a very long listen and covered SO so many characters. I think the book could have been halved as there were too many inconsequential characters. So much sadness and all for nothing. However I did complete the book just to see what would happen!

Started SO well!

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wonderful characters and a close up vote of a world we don't often hear about in the English language. I thoroughly enjoyed the depth of each character. No stereotypes. highly recommended

I loved this sweeping story

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One of the best books I have read in a long time. Such a beautiful family and what an interesting life they all lead. Great read.

I loved this.

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Warning: This book will rope you in and teach you valuable things about history and society, but it will also break your heart over and over and over and over again. Excellent book, better if you don't mind crying constantly.

Excellent yet heartbreaking

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Overall I enjoyed the book. It is lengthy however and after so long and so many details put into character building, the end seemed rushed and without purpose. I did enjoy the fusion of culture.

overall a good read but....

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