Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo (debut)
Publisher: Liveright
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Length: 176 pages
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An anxious young mother looks back on her life and the culture of misogyny that brought her to a therapists couch….

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Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz (debut)
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Length: 368 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: Three South Korean university students from very different backgrounds find their lives intersecting in ways that will forever transform them.

Primary Characters: Jisun – The daughter of a very wealthy businessman. Jisun has had a privileged upbringing, but very much wants to be a social activist. Namin – The daughter of poor food cart operators. Namin’s role in her family is to be a great success and rescue them all. Sunam – Son of a controlling middle-class father. Sunam badly wants success, but doesn’t want to work too hard to achieve it….

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