This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park
Did you ever wonder what your life would have been like if you had made a different career choice, chosen a different place to live, or associated with different people?
In This Burns My Heart, Soo-Ja Choi realizes what a completely different trajectory her life would have taken if she had married the man she truly loved instead of the man she did marry.
The story is set in Korea in the early 1960s, just after the end of the Korean War.
The country is trying to rebuild but there's still a lot of turmoil. Soo-Ja is the pampered daughter of a wealthy businessman. She wants to flee to the big city (Seoul), become a diplomat and see the world. When her father says no, she thinks marriage will be her ticket out but doesn't really think this plan through. And soon realizes that there are a lot worse things in life than being the pampered daughter of a wealthy father who wants to keep her close by.
I liked the character of Soo-Ja because she refuses to give up on her dreams, and continues to support her family and maintain her integrity no matter how many obstacles and betrayals she faces on her journey. Samuel Park said some parts of the story are based on his mother's life.
In This Burns My Heart, Soo-Ja Choi realizes what a completely different trajectory her life would have taken if she had married the man she truly loved instead of the man she did marry.
The story is set in Korea in the early 1960s, just after the end of the Korean War.
The country is trying to rebuild but there's still a lot of turmoil. Soo-Ja is the pampered daughter of a wealthy businessman. She wants to flee to the big city (Seoul), become a diplomat and see the world. When her father says no, she thinks marriage will be her ticket out but doesn't really think this plan through. And soon realizes that there are a lot worse things in life than being the pampered daughter of a wealthy father who wants to keep her close by.
I liked the character of Soo-Ja because she refuses to give up on her dreams, and continues to support her family and maintain her integrity no matter how many obstacles and betrayals she faces on her journey. Samuel Park said some parts of the story are based on his mother's life.
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