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Sumi Hahn was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States when she was a year old. A former English teacher, she got her Bachelor's in English literature from Harvard University and her Master's from UC Berkeley. She was a columnist for the Times Picayune in New Orleans and has written on food and music for various publications in Seattle. Sumi and her family now live in New Zealand but divide their time between Korea and New Zealand. The Mermaid from Jeju is her first novel.
Praise for The Mermaid from Jeju Hahn brilliantly carries the reader through Junja's life...[and] masterfully captures the devastating effects of loss and grief. --Publishers Weekly Heartwarming and magical...Sumi Hahn is a dream weaver whose poetic and powerful prose makes us believe in magic and reconfirms the transformative power of storytelling. --Nguyen Phan Que Mai, bestselling author of The Mountains Sing Original, luminous and lyrical...The Mermaid from Jeju is a precious pearl of a book. We need to hear more voices, like Sumi Hahn's, that shed light on little-known pockets of history in literature. --Kirsty Manning, author of The Song of the Jade Lily A poignant portrait of love, family, and sacrifice...Haunted me long after I finished the last page. --Alan Hlad, international and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Flight Home A riveting, heartfelt tale that bears witness to the suffering of those who struggled to survive a tumultuous time in the history of South Korea. --Amita Trasi, international bestselling author of The Color of Our Sky Hahn is a masterful storyteller...The result is a book that will stay with you. I can't wait to see what Hahn writes next. --Karin Tanabe, author of A Hundred Suns
