The novel begins with the ancient custom of marrying sons and daughters in the villages of Yudam-ri and Xingxing-ri on the banks of Jangjin Lake. Soon-hee, the eldest daughter of Yudam-ri village chief, was introduced to Yong-nam, the son of Xinxing-ri village chief. Before the wedding, when the war broke out, Yongnan immediately enlisted in the army, and Shunji and her sister Shunshan joined the women's front corps.
As the former captain of the branch, Shun Ji led the women in the village to deliver military supplies to the front line. During the brutal war, the daughters of Changjin Lake made greater sacrifices and endured more hardships than the men fighting on the front line for the liberation of the motherland.
Faced with the death of their husbands, the capture of relatives, and the departure of beloved men one by one, the daughters of Changjin Lake fought on the front line of the support without fear of hardship, sacrifice, and humiliation.
The novel celebrates the vast number of Korean women represented by sisters Soon-hee and Soon-seon, who have the courage to sacrifice themselves for the liberation of the motherland and the pursuit of beautiful love and happy life.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
