Lost Seoul

by Jin S. Stearns, Carolyn A. Stearns, Andrea Klosterman Harris (Editor)

Lost Seoul is the inspirational true story of one man's journey to find his family after becoming lost in a crowded Seoul train station at the age of six. It relays his courage, and never-ending hope, to understand his path in life while discovering unimaginable inner strength along the way.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2013

Reviews

[Erin McBurney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully written

This story is so beautifully told. His emotion can be clearly felt as you read and it is fascinating to see how these two cultures raised one man.

[Grace Nelligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written story

[Richard Gullickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a heart warming story of a young man's struggle to survive. After being separated from his family in Busan and Seoul, Korea, Jin Stearns had the good fortune to reach the Holt Ilsan Center where he received excellent care. Then, at age 10, he overcame long odds to be adopted by a kind family of teachers from PA. Jin adjusts well to his new surrounding, grows up, becomes a success, marries and raises a family. Then, after 40 years, Jin returns to Korea and appears on a TV show focused on lost families. Again, against long odds, he is able to locate his brothers and his extended Korean family. This is an inspirational story and a quick read.

[Donna KL · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an adopted Korean myself, I found this book to be very interesting and connected with it on a number of levels, not the least of which is that both the author and I were adopted via the same adoption agency.

[April]

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very interesting and heartbreaking reading about what all Jin Soo went through in Korea before being adopted. I go to the same church that Jin Soo went to in Greenville, PA and I knew him and his parents Frank and Patricia Stearns. That made reading the book even more interesting knowing the author and his parents.