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ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 Harpers Bazaar Vogue Good Housekeeping CrimeReads BookBub Veranda Shondaland Debutiful PureWow and more

A profoundly moving and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties that bind families togetheror break them apartas a young Korean American mans search for answers about his girlfriends mysterious death becomes a soulsearching journey into his own bicultural identity

When the Seoul police inform Min that his girlfriend Yujin has committed suicide hes sure it cant be true She was successful ambitious happy just on the cusp of graduating from university and claiming the future shed always dreamed of

Min on the other hand born to an American father and Korean mother has never felt quite the same certainty as Yujin about his lifes path After growing up in California where he always felt too Korean to fit in hes moved to Seoul in the hope that exploring his Korean heritage will help him find a sense of purpose And when he meets Yujin little does he know that their carefree relationship will set off a chain of events with tragic consequences for them both

Devastated by Yujins death Min throws himself into finding out why she could have secretly wanted to die Or did she With a controlling and powerful government official father and a fraught friendship with her alluring and destructive roommate Sora Yujins life was much more complex than she chose to reveal to Min And the more he learns about her the more he begins to doubt he ever really knew her at all

As Yujins storya fraught exploration of selfhood comingofage and family expectationscollides with Mins the result is an engrossing pageturner that poses powerful urgent questions about cultural identity family bonds secrets and what it truly means to belong

Transportive and poignant Susie Yang
Spellbinding Jamie Ford
A young writer to watch Jess Walter
Unforgettable Abi Dar
The most compelling debut novel Ive read in years Alexander Chee
Heartstopping and exquisitely plotted Patricia Engel
Will stay with me for a long timeAngie Kim
Gorgeous Julia Phillips