Flying Arrow

Set in an unfamiliar time that oddly echoes our own, Flying Arrow takes place in 19th century Korea. The country has begun to attract the attention of Western missionaries. In a town so small that its name is not worth mentioning, the midwife Mrs. Huang arrives to help a wealthy man’s first wife deliver her first child. The unfortunate wife Mistress Kim dies in childbirth, leaving a baby girl behind and enabling the second wife Mistress Yee to gain control over the household. Helping Mistress Yee in her mischief-making is her maid Taehee, who hopes that her efforts will improve her own social standing. The conniving schemes of Taehee and her mistress meet with opposition from another maid in the same household named Nani. Having served the first wife, Nani now reveals her own burgeoning ambition. She enjoys the unfaltering devotion of Minsu, her childhood sweetheart and fellow servant in the household, and gains wisdom from the indomitable midwife Mrs. Huang. Evocative of a fairytale-like world, this novel reveals how our fate lies in our own hands. Flying Arrow tells a rich story of love, passion and courage.