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A multigenerational family saga following a Korean family's migration from South Korea to Australia and the United States after personal and economic upheaval. As family members and their wider community navigate immigration, social mobility, educational aspirations, and changing relationships over...

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Main Author: Lee, Min Jin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cardinal, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, 2026.
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Korean Americans > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Tutors and tutoring > Fiction.
College students > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Financial crises > Fiction.
Korea (South) > Fiction.
Australia > Fiction.
California > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
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Summary:A multigenerational family saga following a Korean family's migration from South Korea to Australia and the United States after personal and economic upheaval. As family members and their wider community navigate immigration, social mobility, educational aspirations, and changing relationships over several decades, they confront the tensions between individual ambitions, familial obligations, sacrifice, and belonging in contemporary immigrant life.
Item Description:Subtitle from cover.
Physical Description:644 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781538752036
1538752034
Author Notes:Min Jin Lee's debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires, was one of the "Top 10 Novels of the Year" for The Times (London), NPR's Fresh Air, and USA Today. Her short fiction has been featured on NPR's Selected Shorts. Her writings have appeared in Nast Traveler, The Times (London), Vogue, Travel+Leisure, Wall Street Journal, New York Times Magazine, and Food & Wine. Her essays and literary criticism have been anthologized widely. She served as a columnist for the Chosun Ilbo, the leading paper of South Korea. She lives in New York with her family.

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