House of the Winds by Mia Yun
Korea, 1960s, A girl stands in the middle of a sunny cabbage patch with her mother. The air is full of butterflies and secrets. War, Japanese rule and loss are bleeding wounds in living memory. At this world's heart, are Korean women...'laughing, wailing, spirit-cajoling, poetry-writing, tear-hiding, bosom-bracing, scheming, fire-breathing.'