South Korea 1957. Sukey, an intelligent graduate with much promise, falls in love with a man, Kwon, who confesses to her that he has been a North Korean spy. It is four years since the Korean War ended in a cease-fire (having started on 25 June 1950). Even though fighting is suspended, hostility and enmity towards the North is the social norm. With anti-spy campaigns, street and hotel searches, and arrests of any suspect, citizens are urged to be vigilant and to report on any suspicious goings-on. When Sukey takes on Kwon as her lover, she has little idea of what it will be like to keep an ex-spy hidden away from society, her family and friends. Her world changes overnight, and within a few months she is reduced to a nervous wreck…
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South Korea 1957. Sukey, a promising graduate, falls in love with Kwon, who confesses that he has been a North Korean spy. It is four years since the Korean War ended in a cease-fire. Fighting is suspended. Hostility and enmity towards the North the social norm. Anti-spy campaigns, street and hotel searches, arrests of any suspect are the norm.
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Part I
Chapter 1 Letters
Chapter 2 Fate’s Favourite
Chapter 3 Sisters
Chapter 4 A Chronicle of April
Chapter 5 A t the Threshold of a New Era – Memories of a Childhood
Chapter 6 In the Valley on the Dark Side of the Sun (1)
Chapter 7 In the Valley on the Dark Side on the Sun (2)
Chapter 8 In the Valley on the Dark Side on the Sun (3)
Part II
Chapter 9 Confession
Chapter 10 Crime and Punishment
Chapter 11 In Hospital Ward
Chapter 12 A June Diary
Chapter 13 The Rally
Chapter 14 Vicissitude - A Chronicle of Christmas and the New Year
Chapter 15 Living on Borrowed Time
Chapter 16 Departure
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781898823186
Publisert
2015-07-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Renaissance Books
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
146 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
358
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