The Last Story of Mina Lee
The Last Story of Mina Lee
Author: Kim Nancy Jooyoun
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The Last Story of Mina Lee explores the haunting secrets of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter. When Margot finds her mother Mina dead, she uncovers a past she never knew, from Mina’s arrival in America to the choices that shaped her life. This powerful novel weaves themes of family, identity, and belonging through the perspectives of both women.
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Riveting and unconventional, The Last Story of Mina Lee traces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter
Margot Lee's mother is ignoring her calls. Margot can't understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. Determined to discover the truth, Margot unravels her single mother's past as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother, Mina.
Thirty years earlier, Mina Lee steps off a plane to take a chance on a new life in America. Stacking shelves at a Korean grocery store, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. But that moment leads to repercussions for Mina that echo through the decades, leading up to the truth of what happened the night of her death.
Told through the intimate lens of a mother and daughter who have struggled all their lives to understand each other, The Last Story of Mina Lee is a powerful and exquisitely woven debut novel that explores identity, family, secrets, and what it truly means to belong.
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"Painful, joyous... A story that cries out to be told." -Los Angeles Times
Product details
Attribute name |
Attribute value |
Author
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Kim Nancy Jooyoun |
Dimensions
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150 x 230 x 20 mm |
ISBN
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9780778311171 |
Language
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English |
Media type
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Paperback |
Original title
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The Last Story of Mina Lee |
Product no
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9780778311171 |
Publish date
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2020-09-01 |
Publisher
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HarperCollins US |
RRP List price
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18.99 USD |
Weight
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375 g |