written and illustrated by Kwon Yun-duck

Flower Granny, the first of the “Picture Books for Peace” series, jointly launched by Korea, China, and Japan, is based on the testaments of Sim Dalyeon, a victim of sexual slavery. During the Pacific War in 1940, Sim, as a thirteen-year-old girl, was dragged away by Japanese soldiers and suffered unspeakable hardships. After the war, she was abandoned and wandered around for years until she was brought back to Korea by someone she didn’t know. She was a wreck, however, both physically and mentally, and spent decades without remembering what had happened to herself.
After some time, she was discovered by her younger sister through a dramatic chain of events, and came back to herself after her sister’s devoted care. Currently, she is living in a small leased apartment in Daegu with her deceased sister’s grandson, and spending time undergoing horticulture therapy and creating pressed flower art.
The author based this book on her personal interviews with Flower Granny herself, as well as her research for the book of testimonies, Dragged Away with My Sister_Korean Comfort Women Forced into Service, Volume 3 (Hanwul, 1999).

       
_ Korocolor Publishers (Japan)           _ Xanadu (U.K.)                          _Yilin (China)