Where the Sun Never Sets

Where the Sun Never Sets follows Soojin, a Korean girl in Japanese-occupied Busan, whose unexpected friendship with Hanako—the governor’s daughter—offers a fragile promise of understanding in a divided world. When a misguided choice shatters that trust and leads to the arrest of Soojin’s father and brother, she is forced into a perilous search for courage, aided by steadfast friends and the quiet strength of family. Through loss, resistance, and a flight to safety, Soojin learns that loyalty can both wound and heal, and that forgiveness is not forgetting but choosing who we will become. Emma Kim’s debut weaves history and heart into a moving tale about the costs of betrayal, the power of compassion, and how hope can rise—like the sun—beyond even the darkest horizon.