Online
Second Wednesday Book Group
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Read at your own pace and then join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th for a lively digital discussion. After registering, a link will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your library card one day prior to the event.
If You Leave Me is available for immediate download for free via Hoopla in eBook and eAudiobook formats. There are also copies on Overdrive, and in Large Print.
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An emotionally riveting debut novel about war, family, and forbidden love, the unforgettable saga of two ill-fated lovers in Korea and the heartbreaking choices they're forced to make in the years surrounding the civil war that still haunts us today. When the communist-backed army from the north invades her home, sixteen-year-old Haemi Lee, along with her widowed mother and ailing brother, is forced to flee to a refugee camp along the coast. For a few hours each night, she escapes her family's makeshift home and tragic circumstances with her childhood friend, Kyunghwan. Focused on finishing school, Kyunghwan doesn't realize his older and wealthier cousin, Jisoo, has his sights set on the beautiful and spirited Haemi, and is determined to marry her before joining the fight. But as Haemi becomes a wife, then a mother, her decision to forsake the boy she always loved for the security of her family sets off a dramatic saga that will have profound effects for generations to come.
Second Wednesday Book Group meets the second Wednesdasy of every month at 7:00 p.m. at Richland Library Online.