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Stone Angels

by Helena Rho
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In this "riveting [and] unforgettable" novel, a forty-year-old woman journeys to her cultural homeland—and uncovers a harrowing secret that makes her rethink everything she thought she knew about her mother (Jimin Han, author of The Apology).  
Angelina Lee feels like she doesn’t belong. Newly divorced and completely unmoored by the sudden, tragic death of her mother, she hopes studying Korean will reconnect her to her roots. But nothing about Seoul feels familiar. Further complicating matters is the resurgence of an alluring man from Angelina’s past, and fellow classmate Keisuke Ono, an irritatingly good-looking Japanese American journalist who refuses to leave her alone. Angelina is reluctant to admit the true reason for her trip—trying to understand her mother's suicide. A shocking conversation with an estranged relative proves her suspicion correct: her mother had an older sister, Sunyuh, who disappeared under the Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII—a secret the family buried for over sixty years. 
Angelina knows, deep down, her mother’s fateful decision must be linked to Sunyuh. To find answers, Angelina embarks on a journey that takes her across oceans and continents, and challenges everything she believed about herself and her heritage. Told through the bold, determined voices of three women, this poignant family drama explores love, grief, healing, and the complicated love that exists between mothers and daughters. It’s about the questions we wish we had asked lost relatives, the lives we could have lived had we made different choices, and, above all, second chances.

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    March 4, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9781538765203

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      • ISBN: 9781538765203
      • File size: 1234 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      March 1, 2025
      Angelina has never felt more lost: she's 40, freshly divorced, and grappling with her mother's suicide. With no one to turn to, she heads to Seoul to take a language course and connect with her heritage. But her soul-searching journey takes a detour when she learns about Sunyuh, her mother's oldest sister, who disappeared during WWII and has remained a secret ever since. Angelina becomes consumed with finding her aunt, with the assistance of a charming Japanese journalist from her language class. Between Angelina's romantic affairs and struggles with her life choices, this multigenerational saga reveals the sobering truth about Sunyuh's fate: She was abducted by the Japanese army and trafficked as a sex slave. In her fiction debut, Pushcart Prize-nominated author Rho (American Soeul, 2022) jumps between present and past to paint a picture of a family haunted by the atrocities forced upon them. Although Angelina's personal life is distracting at times, Stone Angels emerges as a tale of heartbreak and strength. For fans of historical fiction with resilient Asian American leads.

      COPYRIGHT(2025) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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