8 lives of a century-old trickster : a novel
(Book)

"Life near the North Korean border is a zero-sum game, an ongoing battle in which you either win or you lose. This dangerous, shadowed netherworld is home to an unforgettable woman known as the 'trickster.' Inspired by the story of the author's great-aunt, one of the oldest women to escape alone from North Korea, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster consists of eight dark and spellbinding chapters that follow this remarkable character and her family as they struggle to survive during the most turbulent times in modern Korean history. Lee's trickster is a shapeshifter: in these interconnected lives she is variably a slave, an escape artist, a murderer, a terrorist, a spy, a lover, and a mother--a woman who must do the unthinkable to stay alive amid war and conquest in Korea. Her story is a beguiling, complex tale that will keep you riveted--and speculating--until the very end" -- Adapted from inside jacket.