Cover of The girl-son
Read Time: ~2.2 hr

The girl-son

by Anne E. Neuberger (1995)

About this book

Based on the life of Induk Pahk, a Korean educator, whose widowed mother disguised her as a boy at the age of eight in order for her to attend school, a choice forbidden to girls in the early twentieth century in that country.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe girl-son Lead Character

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