One Thousand Chestnut Trees, by Mira stout persecuted and shunned

persecuted and shunned

A descendent of Founding Father John Jay

A guilt-wracked man finds himself recruited by a colonial rebellion despite his desire to withdraw into narcotic dreams

she accepts the challenge

Xing Xing is content

One Thousand Chestnut Trees, by Mira stout persecuted and shunnedThe tumultuous history of Korea unfolds in Mira Stout's debut novel One Thousand Chestnut Trees, a compelling story of a young woman's search for her Korean heritage and her own sense of identity. In her journeys, she discovers a legacy left behind by the noble clan from which she is descended a temple erected by her great grandfather in defiance of centuries of invasions against Korea, and the one thousand chestnut trees that shield it from view.