Daughters of the Dragon by William Andrews

There are very few books about this atrocity, so I wrote DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON, a 92,000 word novel about the life of one of these women. In case you don't know (most Americans don't) 'comfort woman' is the euphemistic label given to girls and young women the Japanese forced to be sex slaves for their army during WWII. It's the life story of a Korean comfort women. This is a important story that needs to be told. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. And as its origins become clearer, Anna realizes that along with the comb, she inherits a legacy-of resilience and courage, love and redemption-beyond her wildest imagination. Jae-hee recounts an epic tale that begins with the Japanese occupation of Korea and China during World War II, when more than two hundred thousand Korean women were forced to serve the soldiers as “comfort women.” Jae-hee knows the story well-she was one of them.Īs Jae-hee’s narrative unfolds, Anna discovers that the precious tortoiseshell comb, with its two-headed ivory dragon, has survived against all odds through generations of her family’s women. That scrap of paper leads Anna to the Seoul apartment of the poor yet elegant Hong Jae-hee. But just when it seems her search is over, a stranger hands her a parcel containing an antique comb-and an address. Now the choice is up to him: be submissive and accepting…or change the world.When twenty-year-old Anna Carlson travels from America to a Korean orphanage to locate her birth mother, she’s devastated to learn the woman is already dead.

The more Nate discovers, the more he comes to realize that Queen Min's story is still relevant today.

Her choice leads her to forge a legend that will endure far beyond her lifetime. Highly intelligent but shy, Ja-young faces a choice: she can be a stone queen-silent and submissive-or she can be a dragon queen and oppose enemies and empires that try to rule Korea during the age of imperialism. The beautiful orphan Ja-young is chosen to be the child bride of Gojong, Korea's boy king. Beautiful and mysterious embassy aide Anna Carlson believes it's time he learns, starting with the extraordinary story of Korea's last queen. Though familiar with Korea's language and culture, Nate knows little of its troubled history. He also needs to find out why someone sent the president an ancient, intricately carved comb with an ivory inlay of a two-headed dragon.

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes the story of one of the most extraordinary queens in history.Īs tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, US diplomat Nate Simon is sent to Seoul to gauge the political situation and advise the president.

Daughters of the Dragon by William Andrews