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An artist travels to Korea to escape her unhappy life in Manhattan and embarks on a quest to recover the past of her family, a once-noble clan that commanded armies and built a temple shrouded by chestnut trees
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The tumultuous history of Korea unfolds in Mira Stout's debut novel One Thousand Chestnut Trees, a compelling story of a young woman's search for her Korean heritage--and her own sense of identity. In her journeys, she discovers a legacy left behind by the noble clan from which she is descended--a temple erected by her great-grandfather in defiance of centuries of invasions against Korea, and the one thousand chestnut trees that shield it from view.
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