K. Lee Washington lives and writes from the Jersey shore. This is Washington’s second historical novel. His first, A Jewel amid the Yellow Dust: K.O.R.E.A., was written after he sp...view moreK. Lee Washington lives and writes from the Jersey shore. This is Washington’s second historical novel. His first, A Jewel amid the Yellow Dust: K.O.R.E.A., was written after he spent time in Korea as an ESL instructor. He received a journalism degree from the University of Kansas with a minor in history.view less