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Book Review of Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home

Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
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Kim Sunee was abandoned as a 3-yr old in a Korean marketplace. She is adopted by a couple in New Orleans, LA. Sunee tries to find where she feels she 'belongs,' a place she can call 'home.' She eventually returns to Korea, looking for her real mother. her beginning, searching for love and happiness. When Sunee 21-yrs old, she begins trying she experiences various travels and adventures with the French businessman she has fallen in love with. Among her adventures with the French mogul, Sunee has becomes his mistress, a step-in mother to the man's young girl, and an exotic cook. She entertains the numerous people the French mogul encounters through business ventures and deals. Sunee moves on to other relationships, all in the search of trying to find where she 'belongs.' The book reflects Sunee's emotional roller-coaster at times, as well as her travels and adventures to many countries An exceptional read of a woman seeking to belong and to find the place she can call home.