416 pages | Paperback

Both an instantNew York Timesbestseller and Reese’s Book Club Pick,The Last Story of Mina Leetraces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter.

A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER

Riveting and unconventional,The Last Story of Mina Leetraces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter

Margot Lee’s mother is ignoring her calls. Margot cant understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. Determined to discover the truth, Margot unravels her single mothers past as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother, Mina.

Thirty years earlier, Mina Lee steps off a plane to take a chance on a new life in America. Stacking shelves at a Korean grocery store, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. But that moment leads to repercussions for Mina that echo through the decades, leading up to the truth of what happened the night of her death.

Told through the intimate lens of a mother and daughter who have struggled all their lives to understand each other,The Last Story of Mina Leeis a powerful and exquisitely woven debut novel that explores identity, family, secrets, and what it truly means to belong.

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Painful, joyous… A story that cries out to be told. Los Angeles Times

Kim is a brilliant new voice in American fiction. Alexander Chee, author ofHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel

Suspenseful and deeply felt. Chloe Benjamin, author ofThe Immortalists