The Long Season of Rain

The Long Season of Rain by Kim, Helen. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780449704622.

When the grey Korean Changma--the rainy season--arrives, eleven-year-old Junehee resigns herself to long months cooped up with her sisters, her mother, and her grandmother. But this year, the Changma brings more than water. Orphaned by a mudslide, a young boy comes to live in Junehees house--and stirs up long-hidden secrets in her family. For as the rain drums out its story on the sloped roofs of the village, Junehees own family story unfolds. And Junehee soon realizes that her mothers sadness is tied to a long-standing tradition that neglects womens dreams--a tradition that Junehee hopes to break free of. . . .