A spectacular debut filled with great characters and heart.? ?Lisa See author of Snow Flower
and the Secret Fan FINALIST FOR THE 2022 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE · FINALIST FOR THE
BALCONES FICTION PRIZE · LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD An epic story of love war
and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement following the
intertwined fates of a young girl sold to a courtesan school and the penniless son of a hunter
In 1917 deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea an impoverished local hunter on the
brink of starvation saves a young Japanese officer from an attacking tiger. In an instant
their fates are connected?and from this encounter unfolds a saga that spans half a century. In
the aftermath a young girl named Jade is sold by her family to Miss Silver's courtesan school
an act of desperation that will cement her place in the lowest social status. When she
befriends an orphan boy named JungHo who scrapes together a living begging on the streets of
Seoul they form a deep friendship. As they come of age JungHo is swept up in the
revolutionary fight for independence and Jade becomes a sought-after performer with a new
romantic prospect of noble birth. Soon Jade must decide whether she will risk everything for
the one who would do the same for her. From the perfumed chambers of a courtesan school in
Pyongyang to the glamorous cafes of a modernizing Seoul and the boreal forests of Manchuria
where battles rage Juhea Kim's unforgettable characters forge their own destinies as they
wager their nation's. Immersive and elegant Beasts of a Little Land unveils a world where
friends become enemies enemies become saviors heroes are persecuted and beasts take many
shapes. A Recommended Read from: USA Today · The Washington Post · Entertainment Weekly · The
Today Show · Real Simple · Good Morning America · Harper's Bazaar · Buzzfeed · Fortune ·
Vulture · Goodreads · Lit Hub · Book Riot · PopSugar · E! Online · Ms. Magazine · Chicago
Review of Books · Bustle · The Oregonian · The Millions
