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Daughters of the Dragon
- A Comfort Woman's Story
- Narrated by: Valerie Gilbert
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
During World War II, the Japanese forced 200,000 young Korean women to be sex slaves or "comfort women" for their soldiers. This is one woman’s riveting story of strength, courage, and promises kept.
In 1943, the Japanese tear young Ja-hee and her sister from their peaceful family farm to be comfort women for the Imperial Army. Before they leave home, their mother gives them a magnificent antique comb with an ivory inlay of a two-headed dragon, saying it will protect them. The sisters suffer terribly at the hands of the Japanese, and by the end of the war, Ja-hee must flee while her sister lies dying. Ja-hee keeps her time as a comfort woman a secret while she struggles to rebuild her life. She meets a man in North Korea who shows her what true love is. But the communists take him away in the middle of the night, and she escapes to the South. There, she finally finds success as the country rebuilds after the Korean War. However when her terrible secret is revealed, she’s thrown into poverty. In the depths of despair, she’s tempted to sell the comb with the two-headed dragon that she believes has no magic for her. Then one day she discovers its true meaning and her surprising heredity. And now she must find the only person who can carry on the legacy of the two-headed dragon…someone she abandoned years ago.
Set within the tumultuous backdrop of 20th-century Korea, Daughters of the Dragon by Mayhaven Award-winning author William Andrews will make you cry and cheer for Ja-hee. And in the end, you’ll have a better understanding of the Land of the Morning Calm.
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- Paula B
- 09-06-19
A brutal history of women in Korea in WW2
Well written and poignant. It still shocks me at how Japan behaved and that there has been no restitution is even harder to accepr.
Thank you for writing this incredible book to provide the other side to this story that has been removed from Japanese history books.
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- Narissa Bailey
- 07-06-21
Amazing story
This book had me gripped from the beginning.
It’s hard to believe how the Comfort Woman were treated by the Japanese & even harder to understand why they have never been acknowledged for the shocking trauma the suffered not even in their own countries.
An amazing story but incredibly sad story.
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- Laurelle
- 11-07-19
Extraordinary, harrowing and educational.
A spellbinding telling of a horrendous happening in history. We need to know about this so it never happens again. Somehow, this managed to be unputdownable. Andrews has created a marvel.
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- Louise
- 28-07-18
A must read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was pleased to be on holiday so that I could get stuck in.
A beautifully written story on a heart breaking situation. It has history, tragedy and injustice but also endurance, love and perseverance. An incredible story which should be read. A part of history not taught in the history classroom.
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- chrissy
- 17-01-20
Gripping
I binge listened to this book hard. I guess you could say I couldn't put it down, in the metaphorical sense. The story was captivating, unpredictable, educational and touching. I've learnt about a culture I knew little about as well as historical events I really knew nothing about. Absolutely thrilled to discover this is part of a trilogy!
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- Lorraine
- 20-04-20
Excellent story. Really enjoyed it but the Audio voice can get really annoying.
Excellent story, really enjoyed it but the audio voice can get really annoying. It was to robotic.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-10-21
An amazing but heartbreaking story!
I had never heard of ‘ Comfort Women’ and I’m so shocked that this went on in WW2 and the Japanese deny it took place! I loved the story but the narrator was so irritating and I’ve just checked that she isn’t reading the next books in the series before downloading them. Her intonations in sentences were very strange.
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- Donna
- 12-04-24
Shocking history very interesting story
Liked the story very much. It runs through the life and lives of young women and how appalling they are regarded and treated Struggled with the audio narrator but persevered to learn about the history and ending
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- Zoe Tomala
- 06-02-19
first timer!
Narrator sounded a bit wooden, but it is the first time I have listened to rather than read a book. Nothing to compare it to. Got into the book towards the end but if I was reading, I would have read faster so I may have had a different opinion.
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- colette
- 06-08-15
so moving, courageous
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I never knew these women even existed. This book tells the story through the eyes of a modern woman but mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers from all spectrums of society cannot fail to be moved and humbled by the life stories of these women. Even after the war, 7 decades on, they are still not recognised in Japan's history
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