The Forest of Stolen Girls - June Hur Audiobook

Written by June Hur
Read by Sue Jean Kim
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Release date: April 20, 2021
Duration: 10:07:28

1426, Joseon (Korea).

Hwani’s family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene.

Years later, Detective Min—Hwani’s father—learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate… only to vanish as well.

Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village—and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol—Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago.

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“Sue Jean Kim’s narration brings verisimilitude to a fifteenth-century Joseon (Korean) mystery that shines a light on the trafficking of young women. Kim’s voice reflects the courage of Min Hwani, who returns to her island of Jeju determined to find her father and 13 girls who have gone missing in the last four years. Kim’s gently precise reading reflects Hwani’s skills of observation and deep need for resolution. Kim makes clear Hwani’s dislike of her estranged younger sister, Maewol. Just as evident is Maewol’s bitterness at not being her father’s favorite. The threat to Hwani intensifies, and, as a result, the sisters acknowledge each other’s gifts, which establishes mutual trust and tenderness.”