‘Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The HouseholdMinbak (n.) a lodging in a private homeThree generations of women living together in one room with a lifetime of secrets between them.London, 2008: When her husband dies unexpectedly, Hana is left with a pile of debt and no way to pay it off. With her teenage daughter Ada and her declining mother Yuna relying on her, she has no choice but to move her family into one room, opening up the rest of their home to paying guests as a minbak.Korea, 1985. Hana was in the same place; running a minbak with her mother and making some life-altering mistakes. Living with Yuna again brings back long-archived secrets for Hana, and, eventually, the truth of what happened over twenty years ago comes erupting to the surface. Eventually, the three women are forced to confront how little they know about each other, and whether it will bring them closer or break them apart.

Brought to you by Penguin.Jade isn''t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.Jade has done all the right things.She''s curated herself to fit right in at her law firm, but tells herself she has no choice.She''s with a man who loves her, but isn''t always herself around him.She''s made her Omma and Baba proud, but resents that they can''t properly understand her.Jade is perfectly in control of her life.Until one terrible night unravels Jade''s carefully constructed world, leaving her wondering who she truly is.JADED is a refreshing and bitingly honest debut novel about how one shocking event can upend everything... and asks, what would you have done in her situation?©2024 Ela Lee (P)2024 Penguin Audio

‘Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The HouseholdMinbak (n.) a lodging in a private homeThree generations of women living together in one room with a lifetime of secrets between them.London, 2008: When her husband dies unexpectedly, Hana is left with a pile of debt and no way to pay it off. With her teenage daughter Ada and her declining mother Yuna relying on her, she has no choice but to move her family into one room, opening up the rest of their home to paying guests as a minbak.Korea, 1985. Hana was in the same place; running a minbak with her mother and making some life-altering mistakes. Living with Yuna again brings back long-archived secrets for Hana, and, eventually, the truth of what happened over twenty years ago comes erupting to the surface. Eventually, the three women are forced to confront how little they know about each other, and whether it will bring them closer or break them apart.

Brought to you by Penguin.Jade isn''t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.Jade has done all the right things.She''s curated herself to fit right in at her law firm, but tells herself she has no choice.She''s with a man who loves her, but isn''t always herself around him.She''s made her Omma and Baba proud, but resents that they can''t properly understand her.Jade is perfectly in control of her life.Until one terrible night unravels Jade''s carefully constructed world, leaving her wondering who she truly is.JADED is a refreshing and bitingly honest debut novel about how one shocking event can upend everything... and asks, what would you have done in her situation?©2024 Ela Lee (P)2024 Penguin Audio