The Surrendered

Chang-rae Lee author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:3rd Mar '11

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Surrendered cover

* A masterpiece, fit to stand alongside the greatest novels of the past twenty-five years

June Han has forged a life thousands of miles from her birthplace: she has built a business in New York, survived a husband, borne a child. But her past holds more secrets than she has ever been able to tell, and thirty years after her escape from war-ravaged Korea, the time has come for her to confront them.

Hector Brennan, fighter, drinker and 'failure grand and total', is the man who long ago saved June's life. And between them lies the story of the beautiful, damaged Sylvie Tanner, whose elusive love they both once sought. On a journey that takes them from the scorched hillsides and abandoned rice paddies of a shattered Korea to a blood-soaked century-old Italian battlefield, together June and Hector go in search of their past, bound together by a legacy of shocking acts of violence and love.

Compelling, suspenseful and unforgettable, THE SURRENDERED is a stunning epic of war, redemption and human longing. It is a masterpiece.

The writing is exquisite...truly compelling and ideal pick for serious book groups - NW magazine

A harrowing examination of love and war... Beautifully written and finely nuanced, Lee's characters are skilfully drawn... While it is grim at times, the humanity that shines through makes this a wonderful read - Courier Mail

This is an emotionally demanding book, but one that impossible to walk away from - Herald Sun

  • Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize 2011 (UK)

ISBN: 9780349122977

Dimensions: 158mm x 201mm x 33mm

Weight: 322g

480 pages