Daughter of the Wind God is a coming-of-age story of survival and ultimate triumph in the face of adversity. Myung-Hee Hur was born on Jeju Island, in the southern-most part of South Korea, at the end of the Korean War. Her family was plunged into poverty when a typhoon destroyed her father's businesses. Her mother put her in the care of her 19-year-old sister, and sent them off on their own. She did not see her mother again until she was 11 or...