{"product_id":"cant-i-go-instead","title":"Can't I Go Instead","description":"\u003cp\u003eClass divisions are set in stark relief when two women's lives and identities are intertwined, through wars and across continents, in the early 20th century; the next bookclub pick for readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Picture Bride\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePachinko,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan't I Go Instead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter’s suitor is arrested as a Korean Independence activist, and she is implicated during the investigation, she is quickly forced into marriage to one of her father’s Japanese employees and shipped off to the United States. At the same time, her maidservant is sent in her mistress's place to be a comfort woman to the Japanese Imperial army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears of hardship, survival, and even happiness follows. In the aftermath of WWII, the women make their way home, where they must reckon with the tangled lives they've led, in an attempt to reclaim their identities, and find their place in an independent Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLEE GEUM-YI was born in 1962, in her grandmother's house in the small, mountainous village of Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. She became enthralled with the charms of storytelling early on, having spent her childhood under the influence of her grandmother's bedtime stories. Since then, Lee has published more than fifty books in South Korea, and her work has been translated around the world. Beloved by readers and literary critics alike, many of her books have been adapted into TV series, musicals, and webtoons. Lee Geum-yi lives in Seoul, South Korea, with her husband, son, and her old rescue dog, Lulu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can find out more about her at: www.leegeumyi.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAN SEONJAE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(translator) was born in Cornwall (UK). A member of the Community of Taizé since 1969, he has been living in Korea since 1980. He is an Emeritus Professor of Sogang University (Seoul) and a Chair-Professor at Dankook University. He received the Korean government’s Award of Merit (Culture) in 2008, and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary MBE by Queen Elizabeth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435791610145,"sku":"9781250859563","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/8521\/9617\/files\/cantigoinstead.jpg?v=1773262382","url":"https:\/\/www.onwaverly.com\/products\/cant-i-go-instead","provider":"On Waverly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}