1930s. The daughter of a poor widow, young Korean Songja is happy - she is loved and is expecting a child. True, when it turns out that her chosen one is married and is ready to take the girl only as a kept woman, Sonja, out of despair, accepts the proposal of the young pastor and leaves with him for Japan. She hopes for the best, but is ready for anything... Thus begins a saga about several generations of emigrants - a story about honor, national dignity and what a person is ready to sacrifice for the sake of his family. The novel, written by an American of Korean origin, Min Jin Lee, immediately gained popularity and was included in the list of ten best books of 2017 according to The New York Times magazine.