{"product_id":"red-seal-rosa-kwon-easton-9781662519727","title":"Red Seal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Korean mother and son navigate wars, displacement, and identity across decades and borders in a moving multigenerational saga by the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Mulberry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943 Japan, the Pacific War rages on. Miyoung, a Korean-born single mother and nurse, defies an order to serve in the Imperial Japanese Army and instead flees with her six-year-old son, Ko-chan, who is leaving everything familiar behind, including the grandparents he loves. Miyoung hopes Ko-chan will finally claim his heritage and that she can reclaim her own as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiyoung promises her anxious son an adventure. Their life-changing trek to Miyoung's homeland takes them first to Japan-occupied Manchuria, where Miyoung's brother offers shelter and Ko-chan, coming of age, begins to question where his future lies. When Japan's defeat in World War II forces them to escape again, it triggers a decades-long odyssey of survival, sacrifice, and--for the generations to follow--a search for identity across three nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful tribute to the endurance of family bonds, \u003ci\u003eRed Seal\u003c\/i\u003e explores the struggle to define oneself when torn between multiple worlds and by cultural upheaval, and the resilience it takes to find a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosa Kwon Easton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662519729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662519727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Rosa Kwon Easton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871383073023,"sku":"9781662519727","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-seal-rosa-kwon-easton-9781662519727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}