Still Life With Rice Author:Helie Lee Helie Lee's grandmother, Hongyong Baek, came of age in a unified but socially repressive Korea, where she was taught the roles that had been prescribed for her: obedient daughter, demure wife, efficient household manager. Ripped from her home during the Japanese occupation and again during the bloody civil war that divided her country, Hongy... more »ong fought to save her family by drawing on her own talents and values. Over the years she proved her spirit indomitable, providing for her husband and children by running a successful restaurant, building a profitable opium business, and eventually becoming adept at the healing art of ch'iryo. When she was forced to leave her country, she moved her family to California, where she reestablished her ch'iryo practice.
Writing in her grandmother's voice, Helie Lee re-creates an individual experience in a unique culture that is both seductively exotic and strangely familiar. With wit and verve, she claims her own Korean identity and illuminates the intricate experience of Asian-American women in this country.« less
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Intense story of a woman's life during the 20th century in Korea. Some parts are completely heartwarming and others are heartbreaking. A good read, hard to put down!