Love Beyond Measure Memoirs of a Korean War Bride |
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| Author:
| Schell, Katie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4912-9590-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Imagine being a seven year old orphaned girl given over to another family to be their slave. Imagine being alone in this world; unwanted and unloved by anyone. Imagine being a young woman when war breaks out in your city - Seoul. This is the true story of Ock Soon Lee (Pega Crimbchin), a Korean peasant who survived some of life's most upspeakable suffering.The war had left her near starvation and sometimes even death. Somehow while hundreds around her were killed or died during their...
More DescriptionImagine being a seven year old orphaned girl given over to another family to be their slave. Imagine being alone in this world; unwanted and unloved by anyone. Imagine being a young woman when war breaks out in your city - Seoul. This is the true story of Ock Soon Lee (Pega Crimbchin), a Korean peasant who survived some of life's most upspeakable suffering.The war had left her near starvation and sometimes even death. Somehow while hundreds around her were killed or died during their escape, Ock Soon Lee survived.It is the story of one woman's courage and strength, hope and love that would carry her from life as a Korean peasant to that of an American citizen. Follow her journey and the miracles she encounters as she escapes communism. This is a book you will never forget.The memoirs are written by Ock Soon Lee's daughter, Katie Schell.