American debut.
Korean literature is on an upswing with the success of Han Kang's The Vegetarian. Several other Korean titles will be published in the US in the next couple of years and this title will be well timed.

A short story by the author will run in the New Yorker July 3, 2017.

Author is a young rising-star writer in Korea; she has won several of the most prestigious Korean literary awards for her short story collections; was a bestseller in Korea. This book is the first in a two-book deal.

With the style and themes of Shirley Jackson and the atmosphere of Stephen King's Misery, a literary psychological thriller about neglect, loneliness, and the deep truths of our relationships that come to the surface in extreme situations; Will appeal to readers of literary and atmospheric psychological thrillers as well as fans of international and East-Asian literature.

Translated by: Sora Kim-Russell