Blossoms and Bayonets: A Story of Love, Faith and Courage under Japanese Occupation

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book Blossoms and Bayonets: A Story of Love, Faith and Courage under Japanese Occupation by Jana McBurney-Lin, Jana McBurney-Lin
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Author: Jana McBurney-Lin ISBN: 9780988494008
Publisher: Jana McBurney-Lin Publication: October 15, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Jana McBurney-Lin
ISBN: 9780988494008
Publisher: Jana McBurney-Lin
Publication: October 15, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Hi-Dong Chai and Jana McBurney-Lin, the award-winning author of My Half of the Sky, turn their hands to a remarkable story of a family and country torn apart by outside forces.
The time is 1942, the place, Japanese-occupied Seoul, Korea. Fifteen-year-old He-Seung is full of fire, ready to take on these Japanese…if only he could convince his father, a Christian minister more concerned about saving his flock in a time when Emperor-worship has become mandatory. Since occupation, the Japanese have eradicated the Korean language, names, even the country’s flower. Now they are seeking Korean boys as volunteers for their army. When his father is arrested by the Japanese, however, He-Seung must swallow his hatred of the enemy. Even harder, he must leave his mother and baby brother He-Dong to fend for themselves.
Based on a true story, Blossoms & Bayonets is suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period. The story lends an eyewitness perspective to events as they unfold,revealing an era of nuance and complexity. The result is a work that speaks volumes about how and why one war led to the next.

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Hi-Dong Chai and Jana McBurney-Lin, the award-winning author of My Half of the Sky, turn their hands to a remarkable story of a family and country torn apart by outside forces.
The time is 1942, the place, Japanese-occupied Seoul, Korea. Fifteen-year-old He-Seung is full of fire, ready to take on these Japanese…if only he could convince his father, a Christian minister more concerned about saving his flock in a time when Emperor-worship has become mandatory. Since occupation, the Japanese have eradicated the Korean language, names, even the country’s flower. Now they are seeking Korean boys as volunteers for their army. When his father is arrested by the Japanese, however, He-Seung must swallow his hatred of the enemy. Even harder, he must leave his mother and baby brother He-Dong to fend for themselves.
Based on a true story, Blossoms & Bayonets is suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period. The story lends an eyewitness perspective to events as they unfold,revealing an era of nuance and complexity. The result is a work that speaks volumes about how and why one war led to the next.

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