{"product_id":"9781101185988","title":"The Surrendered","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead an essay by Chang-rae Lee here.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The bestselling, award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker, A Gesture Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAloft\u003c\/i\u003e returns with his biggest, most ambitious novel yet: a spellbinding story of how love and war echo through an entire lifetime. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With his three critically acclaimed novels, Chang-rae Lee has established himself as one of the most talented writers of contemporary literary fiction. Now, with \u003ci\u003eThe Surrendered\u003c\/i\u003e, Lee has created a book that amplifies everything we've seen in his previous works, and reads like nothing else. It is a brilliant, haunting, heartbreaking story about how love and war inalterably change the lives of those they touch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e June Han was only a girl when the Korean War left her orphaned; Hector Brennan was a young GI who fled the petty tragedies of his small town to serve his country. When the war ended, their lives collided at a Korean orphanage where they vied for the attentions of Sylvie Tanner, the beautiful yet deeply damaged missionary wife whose elusive love seemed to transform everything. Thirty years later and on the other side of the world, June and Hector are reunited in a plot that will force them to come to terms with the mysterious secrets of their past, and the shocking acts of love and violence that bind them together. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Lee unfurls the stunning story of June, Hector, and Sylvie, he weaves a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy, salvation, and surrendering oneself to another. Combining the complex themes of identity and belonging of \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Gesture Life\u003c\/i\u003e with the broad range, energy, and pure storytelling gifts of Aloft, Chang-rae Lee has delivered his most ambitious, exciting, and unforgettable work yet. It is a mesmeriz­ing novel, elegantly suspenseful and deeply affecting.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120720855280,"sku":"9781101185988","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101185988_p0.jpg?v=1763685489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101185988","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}