Gathering of Pearls — Sook Nyul Choi

Sookan's story, now in paperback for the first time, continues with her journey from Seoul, Korea, to New York City. As Sookan Bak, the heroine of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes" and "Echoes of the White Giraffe", travels the long distance between Seoul, Korea, and New York City, she is consumed by questions about her future. What will her life in America be like? Will she be able to communicate and fit in? Will she do well in her studies? And has she been selfish in her decision to leave her family and pursue her own dreams? Here is the compelling, often surprising story of Sookan's first year in a very foreign country-a joyful, overwhelming, and exhilarating time.