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My debut novel, White Mulberry, follows a teenage girl who leaves an impoverished village in northern Korea in the 1930s to seek a better future in Japan. But once there, she faces racial prejudice among many obstacles, as she tries to forge a new identity in an unwelcome new country. This story, and the sequel, Red Seal, are inspired by the true story of my grandmother’s life. My mission is to amplify voices that have been overlooked and spur others to explore and share their own family stories.
“White Mulberry is a beautiful and poignant novel of a young Korean woman’s coming of age amidst the turbulence of colonization and World War II. The resilience and self-determination of her heroine vividly mirrors the astonishing trajectory of her nation.”—Juhea Kim, author of Beasts of a Little Land and City of Night Birds
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Rosa Kwon Easton
Three Generations – One Family
My paternal grandmother and my father in 1943 during WWII and the Japanese Occupation.
My parents, brothers and me taken in the mid-70’s after we settled into life in California. I think this photo is still on display in my parent’s home.
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My cover is here! What do you think? Three cover rounds with the designer and lots of back and forth with my agent and editor but it’s finally ready! Read the synopsis below and preorder my book here https://rosakwoneaston.com/books/ or go to link in bio. Click the preorder link to read early blurbs, dive into the full synopsis, and sign up for my newsletter. A rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. #newbooks #aapibooks #historicalfiction #upcomingrelease #newfiction #bookrec
Happy Father’s Day to the two best dads ever! Enjoyed sushi dinner and tacoyaki at Dodgers Stadium watching Shohei hit two home runs! And it was straw hat giveaway day!! Go Dodgers! @kurisaki.sushi
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Back home and bogged down in proofreads for WHITE MULBERRY! It’s getting close! At Oxford’s famed Bodleian Library on my recent trip, I marveled at the Write, Cut, Rewrite exhibit where I saw the creative importance of editing and how great writers like Mary and Percy Shelley, James Joyce and Jane Austen “killed their darlings” during the editing process. I could relate! The iconic Divinity Church is where they filmed Harry Potter, The Favorite, and other famous movies. I loved the energy and history of this university town! Now back to proofreading! 🇬🇧
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