“Krys Lee has written a book of unforgettable stories, each one building on the other to create a complex, moving portrait of contemporary Korea and its diaspora. She guides us surely through the fallout of war, immigration, and financial crisis, always alert to the possibility of tenderness, transcendence, and even humor along the way. Lee is a writer who really understands loneliness, but her voice is so appealing, and her perceptions so wise, that we feel all the less lonely for knowing her characters and experiencing their lives.” WayFeelsBookWarCharacterStoriesMovingVoiceKnowingWiseWrittenLonelinessPossibilityBuildingPerceptionLonelyCrisisComplexesFinancialGuidesImmigrationContemporaryTendernessPortraitsTranscendenceKoreaFinancial CrisisUnforgettableDiasporaFallouts Author:Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
“We shared. Parents. Home. Pets. Celebrations. Catastrophes. Secrets. And the threads of our experience became so interwoven that we are linked. I can never be utterly lonely, knowing you share the planet.” I CanHomeParentSecretKnowingSharePlanetsLonelyPetCelebrationThreadCatastropheLinkedSiblingParents Home Author:Pam Brown
“Even though I had a fantastic family, I always felt lonely - not lonely in the melancholic way but knowing that, to really survive, I have to do everything for myself. I had to work and study, and I was out in the street really surviving, bringing food back home.” WayHomeFeltKnowingStudyStreetsLonelyFantasticSurvivingBack Home Author:Riccardo Tisci