The New Year - Pocket Books # 75234

New York: Pocket Books, 1969. First Pocket Books Edition . Mass Market. Very Good. 188 Pages. This is the February 1969 First Pocket Book Edition #75234. No defects and interior text pages are near flawless. This book was first released in 1968 many children were in orphanages in Korea and Japan because their father was an American GI. They were rejected and were being offered for adoption by Americans and many of those children were adopted and brought to America. So this was a timely novel that Pearly Buck authored. Here is her story. Christopher Winters was a candidate for governor and a likely Presidential contender. His wife Laura was a brilliant scientist with a promising career of her on. They had a perfect marriage ... until the letter arrived. Postmarked Korea. it began: "Dear American Father." and gradually revealed a little boy's plight in a country that has no use for fatherless children. The little boy was Christopher's son, a shocking but poignant reminder of a long-forgotten romance. How his reappearance affects the lives of three people-Christopher, Laura, and his mother-makes for an unforgettable and profoundly moving human story.