Families, sisters, teams, groups-delight in wearing a uniform. “In Korea, couples dress alike to show the world that they’re together. Chung simultaneously shines light on the violence of Korean history, the chill of American xenophobia, and the impossibility of home in either country. Janie, haunted by her grandmother’s warning that in their family, a sister from each generation always vanishes, tries to find her, though Hannah makes it clear she doesn’t want to be found. Tensions rise when Hannah intentionally disappears while away at college. Woven with tender reflections, sharp renderings of isolation, and beautiful prose, the story traces Janie’s and Hannah’s Midwestern upbringing. The dutiful Janie has carried the weight of having to look after the more manipulative but possibly more lovable Hannah since childhood.
In this beautiful debut novel, sisters Janie and Hannah demonstrate very different reactions to their Korean parents and heritage.
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