A family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center.
Courageous ... Haunting and elegiac, The Stone Home is fearless in its clear-eyed recounting. It asks readers to consider our own secret histories, to allow hard truths to be heard and, in so doing, to never let such barbarity happen again.
Riveting ... Kim generates empathy for all the characters by showing the anguish and desperation that drive their harrowing deeds. This confirms Kim’s reputation as a formidable talent.