During World War II, the Japanese forced 200,000 young Korean women to be sex slaves or “comfort women” for their soldiers. This is one woman’s riveting Story Of Strength, Courage And Promises Kept.

Young Ja-hee and her sister are torn from their family farm and forced to become sex slaves, or comfort women, for the Japanese army during World War II. Before they leave home, their mother gives them a magnificent antique comb with an ivory inlay of a two-headed dragon, telling them the dragon will protect them. The sisters suffer terribly at the hands of the Japanese and by the end of the war, Ja-hee is forced to flee while her sister lays dying.

Ja-hee keeps her time as a comfort woman a secret while she struggles to rebuild her life in North Korea. She meets a man who shows her what true love is. But the communists take him away in the middle of the night and she is forced to escape to the South. There, she finally finds success as the country rebuilds after the Korean War. But her terrible secret is revealed and she is thrown into poverty. In the depths of her despair, she is tempted to sell the comb with the two-headed dragon that she believes has no magic for her. But one day she discovers its true meaning and her surprising heredity.  And now she must find the only person who can help her carry on this legacy… someone she abandoned years ago.

Inspired by The Kite Runner and Memoirs of a Geisha, Daughters of the Dragon by Mayhaven Award-winning author William Andrews is set within the sweeping backdrop of Korea’s tumultuous 20thcentury and is a story of love and redemption, family, courage, and honor. 

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON will make you cry and cheer for Korea and give you a deeper understanding of the Land of the Morning Calm.

Story Overview

A Korean woman’s courageous struggle to overcome sex slavery.

In 1943, the Japanese tear young Ja-hee and her sister from their peaceful family farm to be comfort women for the Imperial Army. Before they leave home, their mother gives them a magnificent antique comb with an ivory inlay of a two-headed dragon, saying it will protect them. The sisters suffer terribly at the hands of the Japanese, and by the end of the war, Ja-hee must flee while her sister lies dying. Ja-hee keeps her time as a comfort woman a secret while she struggles to rebuild her life. She meets a man in North Korea who shows her what true love is. But the communists take him away in the middle of the night, and she escapes to the South. There, she finally finds success as the country rebuilds after the Korean War. However when her terrible secret is revealed, she’s thrown into poverty. In the depths of despair, she’s tempted to sell the comb with the two-headed dragon that she believes has no magic for her. Then one day she discovers its true meaning and her surprising heredity. And now she must find the only person who can carry on the legacy of the two-headed dragon… someone she abandoned years ago.

Set within the tumultuous backdrop of 20th century Korea, Daughters of the Dragon will make you cry and cheer for Ja-hee. And in the end, you’ll have a better understanding of the Land of the Morning Calm.

Daughters of the Dragon is inspired by The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Memiors of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, and the books of Amy Tan and Lisa See.

Book Success

With limited marketing and published through a small, independent publisher, (MADhouse Press), Daughters of the Dragon has sold over 60,000 copies in a little over a year. It was the Amazon #1 bestseller for Asian Historical fiction for 6 weeks besting books by Amy Tan and Lisa See. There are currently 550 reviews on Amazon, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 8 stars. Many reviewers say that the book should be made into a film. “It would be an epic film,” says one reader.

The author is currently negotiating with large publishers who have indicated interest in acquiring the title.

The book has been passionately embraced by the Korean/American community of which there are over 2.5million living in the U.S. The author has had many events with the Korean community in LA, Seattle, Chicago and Washington D.C.