So Far from the Bamboo Grove

Though Japanese, eleven-year-old Yoko has lived with her family in northern Korea all her life. But when the Second World War comes to an end, Japanese on the Korean peninsula are suddenly in terrible danger; the Korean people want to punish the Japanese, who have occupied their nation for many years. Yoko is forced to flee her home with her mother and sister, leaving her brother who is working for the Japanese army and her father who works in Manchuria. This is the story of their exodus, and their success at avoiding the Korean army and their arrival in Japan. It's a true story of courage and survival.