Slave. Escape-Artist. Murderer. Terrorist. Spy. Lover. Mother. Trickster.A troubled childhood in a humble North Korean village. A brutal 'comfort station', run by Japanese soldiers in WWII Indonesia.A boy in South Korea, helping Korean women forced to service American soldiers in the Korean war.A mad ghost running through the wild grasses by the Imjin river, where South Korea meets North. A marriage as happy and loving as it is riddled with deception.A daughter with talent, ambition and the same dogged desire for survival as her mother ... This is a novel about one woman whose life spans a century. It's a story about love and war, deceit and betrayal, about spying, storytelling and the trickery required for survival.