‘Phenomenal’ Abi Daré‘Moving and suspenseful’ Jess Walter‘Heart-stopping’ Patricia Engel'Wonderful' Jessie BurtonYu-jin is gifted. Yu-jin is loved. Yu-jin is flourishing.Yu-jin is dead. Min Ford is searching for his place in the world. The Los Angeles native moves to Seoul to connect with his Korean heritage and find the sense of belonging that he’s never quite felt before. His girlfriend, Yu-jin, is a student at a prestigious Seoul university and has excellent grades, good friends and a bright future ahead of her. When the police inform him that Yu-jin has taken her own life, he’s sure it can’t be true. He throws himself into finding out why she could have secretly wanted to die. Or did she? The more he learns, the more he doubts he ever really knew her at all. And some people would rather keep it that way.For fans of Celeste Ng, this is a profoundly moving and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties that bind families together – or break them apart. Praise for When We Fell Apart‘Suspenseful’ New York Times Book Review‘Powerful’ Vogue‘A must-read’ Washington Post‘A haunting, thought-provoking novel’ Shondaland‘Transportive and poignant’ Susie Yang‘Profoundly moving, beautifully written and utterly compelling’ Susan Elliot Wright‘A magical debut’ Amy Gentry
‘Phenomenal’ Abi Daré‘Moving and suspenseful’ Jess Walter‘Heart-stopping’ Patricia Engel'Wonderful' Jessie BurtonYu-jin is gifted.Yu-jin is loved. Yu-jin is flourishing.Yu-jin is dead.Min Ford is searching for his place in the world. The Los Angeles native moves to Seoul to connect with his Korean heritage and find the sense of belonging that he’s never quite felt before.His girlfriend, Yu-jin, is a student at a prestigious Seoul university and has excellent grades, good friends and a bright future ahead of her. When the police inform him that Yu-jin has taken her own life, he’s sure it can’t be true. He throws himself into finding out why she could have secretly wanted to die. Or did she?The more he learns, the more he doubts he ever really knew her at all. And some people would rather keep it that way.For fans of Celeste Ng, this is a profoundly moving and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties that bind families together – or break them apart.Praise for When We Fell Apart‘Suspenseful’ New York Times Book Review‘Powerful’ Vogue‘A must-read’ Washington Post‘A haunting, thought-provoking novel’ Shondaland‘Transportive and poignant’ Susie Yang‘Profoundly moving, beautifully written and utterly compelling’ Susan Elliot Wright‘A magical debut’ Amy Gentry
A witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town.Fun, thoughtful, romantic!Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful and Dear EdwardA new town, a new life, a new man get ready for the reinvention of Cece Downing . . . Sacked from her city job and following a messy break up with her fianc, Cece decides its time for a new start, which is how she ends up in a New England coastal town working as a deckhand on an oyster boat and falling for her neighbour, Morgan, a handsome shipyard worker.But when plans for an oyster farm divide the community, and a family crisis forces her to reevaluate her choices, Cece must decide what shes prepared to risk for the life she wants . . .This novel has everything I love about a New England summer: its warm, fun, the people are witty, and theres a hot guy who works in the boatyard Annie Hartnett, Rabbit Cake and The Road to Tender HeartsAn intimate coastal portrait of reinvention, tracing a woman who trades certainty for saltwater Weike Wang, Rental House
A witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town - perfect for readers of Lily King's Writers & Lovers and Jenny Jackson's The Shampoo Effect.‘Fun, thoughtful, romantic!’Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful and Dear EdwardA new town, a new life, a new man – get ready for the reinvention of Cece Downing . . .Sacked from her city job and following a messy break up with her fiancé, Cece decides it’s time for a new start, which is how she ends up in a New England coastal town working as a deckhand on an oyster boat and falling for her neighbour, Morgan, a handsome shipyard worker.But when plans for an oyster farm divide the community, and a family crisis forces her to reevaluate her choices, Cece must decide what she’s prepared to risk for the life she wants . . .‘This novel has everything I love about a New England summer: it’s warm, fun, the people are witty, and there’s a hot guy who works in the boatyard’ Annie Hartnett, Rabbit Cake and The Road to Tender Hearts‘An intimate coastal portrait of reinvention, tracing a woman who trades certainty for saltwater’ Weike Wang, Rental House