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Highlights
- A bittersweet coming-of-age debut novel set in the Korean community in Toronto in the 1980s.
- About the Author: Ann Y. K. Choi, originally from Chung-Ju, South Korea, is a Toronto-based author and educator.
- 288 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Coming of Age
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Book Synopsis
A bittersweet coming-of-age debut novel set in the Korean community in Toronto in the 1980s. This haunting coming-of-age story, told through the eyes of a rebellious young girl, vividly captures the struggles of families caught between two cultures in the 1980s. Family secrets, a lost sister, forbidden loves, domestic assaults--Mary discovers as she grows up that life is much more complicated than she had ever imagined. Her secret passion for her English teacher is filled with problems and with the arrival of a promising Korean suitor, Joon-Ho, events escalate in ways that she could never have imagined, catching the entire family in a web of deceit and violence. A unique and imaginative debut novel, Kay's Lucky Coin Variety evocatively portrays the life of a young Korean Canadian girl who will not give up on her dreams or her family.Review Quotes
"Kay's Lucky Coin Variety flings open a window onto an entire world largely unknown to non-Koreans. . . . An explosive and heartfelt debut."-- "Toronto Star"
"Ann Y.K. Choi deftly negotiates the tightrope between a teenager's dreams in the new world and the expectations of her immigrant parents. . . . Kay's Lucky Coin Variety invites the reader into the intimate life of Mary--or Yu-Rhee, her given Korean name--and explores the perennial questions of the meaning of identity and home."--Denise Chong, author of The Concubine's Children
About the Author
Ann Y. K. Choi, originally from Chung-Ju, South Korea, is a Toronto-based author and educator. Her novel, Kay's Lucky Coin Variety, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award. In 2017, Choi was honoured by the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee and awarded with the Culture Award for promoting Korean heritage within Canada. Choi currently serves on the program advisory committee for gritLIT, Hamilton's literary festival, mentors emerging writers in a group she founded called Writers in Trees, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies.Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Coming of Age
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Ann Yu-Kyung Choi
Language: English
Street Date: March 7, 2017
TCIN: 1003615833
UPC: 9781501156120
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-9882
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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