{"id":48523,"date":"2021-09-01T11:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=48523"},"modified":"2021-09-01T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:56:01","slug":"the-forest-of-stolen-girls-by-june-hur-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-forest-of-stolen-girls-by-june-hur-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48532\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Forest-of-Stolen-Girls-June-Hur-BookDragon-518x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Forest-of-Stolen-Girls-June-Hur-BookDragon-518x800.jpg 518w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Forest-of-Stolen-Girls-June-Hur-BookDragon.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>Korean Canadian June Hur\u2019s enthralling debut, <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-silence-of-bones-by-june-hur-in-shelf-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Silence of Bones<\/em><\/a>, vividly captured 19th-century fatal court intrigue during Korea\u2019s Joseon Dynasty. Her follow-up is another tautly plotted thriller, set in 15th-century Joseon, and helmed by relative audiobook newbie Sue Jean Kim, who adroitly controls a sprawling cast diverse in age, backgrounds, personalities, and gender.<\/p>\n<p>Min Hwani hasn\u2019t seen her younger sister, Maewol, in five years. Maewol remains bitter about being abandoned to train with Shaman Nokyung when Hwani left Jeju Island with their father. In the last four years, 13 Jeju girls have disappeared. The renowned detective investigating the crimes was Hwani and Maewol\u2019s father \u2013 but he\u2019s missing, too.<\/p>\n<p>Disguised as a man for safety and armed with her father\u2019s partially incinerated notebook, Hwani returns to Jeju determined to find answers. She desperately needs resentful Maewol\u2019s help; despite their animosity, their sororal bond will save their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s enhancing narration is deftly paced, the characters skillfully individualized; she especially excels in empathically embodying mothers and sisters \u2013 the still-waiting survivors \u2013 which is notably affecting in a story celebrating girl power more than half a millennium ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/The-Forest-of-Stolen-Girls-\/pid=9747891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, August 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korean Canadian June Hur\u2019s enthralling debut, The Silence of Bones, vividly captured 19th-century fatal court intrigue during Korea\u2019s Joseon Dynasty. 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