{"product_id":"24-24","title":"WHITE MULBERRY - Rosa Kwan Easton","description":"\u003cp\u003e~ Trade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ New Release - 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleven-year-old Miyoung seizes the chance to get out of her small farming village near Pyongyang to  live with her older sister in Japan, but with Japan occupying Korea and anti-Korean sentiment rising every day, they realize that passing as Japanese is the key to survival.  Changing her name to Miyoko, and finding her calling as a nurse, years slip by, causing Miyoung's self-identity to slip away . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eInspired by the life of Rosa Kwon Easton’s grandmother,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhite Mulberry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family making it a wonderful choice for fans of Min Jin Lee, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and\/or Yaa Gyasi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In straightforward prose, Easton novelizes events that will compel readers seeking themes of identity, ‘passing’ in a different culture, immigration, and occupation.” -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48875601395964,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1166\/0466\/files\/20260226_130221.jpg?v=1774556700","url":"https:\/\/gwbookstore-london.myshopify.com\/products\/24-24","provider":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}