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**FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO**
'This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel..' The Times
'Exquisitely evoked.' USA Today
'Ambitious and accomplished.' New York Times
'Could have been penned by Austen herself.' Daily Mail
'An insight into the secret world of Korean America.' Observer
Casey Han is a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to make her way in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth – but at what cost?
This sharp-eyed epic exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways – a portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility – set against the glimmering backdrop of late-twentieth-century New York City.
Praise for Min Jin Lee:
'Powerful.' Barack Obama
'A masterpiece.' John Boyne
'Deep, broad, addictive.' David Mitchell
'Luminous... powerful.' Junot Díaz
'Eye-opening.' The Times
Published | 19 Jun 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 672 |
ISBN | 9781035921126 |
Imprint | Apollo |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Ambitious, accomplished, engrossing... as easy to devour as a 19th-century romance'
New York Times
This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel... [a] remarkable writer'
The Times
Exquisitely evoked... an epic meditation on love'
USA Today
Explores the most fundamental crisis of immigrants' children... an insight into the secret world of Korean America'
Observer
It is no exaggeration to say that Lee's debut deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Eliot's great doorstopper [Middlemarch]. What is more, it is arguably even more fun
South China Morning Post
There are two memorable episodes in which an exchange of gifts reveals a gulf in regard and understanding that could have been penned by Austen herself, so well are they judged. The sisters' stories bowl absorbingly along, while their mother is also permitted a poignant starring role, receiving the same sympathetic treatment Lee extends to almost all her characters
Daily Mail
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