The Short List
Real Simple|August 2018

FIVE BOOKS THAT WON’T DISAPPOINT.

Nora Horvath
The Short List

Great for book club

Crystal Hana Kim’s If You Leave Me tells the story of Haemi, a girl living in a refugee camp in war-torn Korea. Though she is expected to marry Jisoo, a wealthy soldier, she sneaks out with his cousin, her childhood friend Kyunghwan. The man she chooses will determine her and her family’s fate. Kim’s heartrending saga—told from the perspectives of five characters— examines how difficult choices can test even our closest relationships.

Travel memoir

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