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Book SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K. Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters and how far they''ll go to save one of their lives - even if it means swapping identities.
Jayne and June Baek are nothing alike. June''s three years older, a classic first-born, know-it-all narc with a problematic finance job and an equally soulless apartment (according to Jayne). Jayne is an emotionally stunted, self-obsessed basket case who lives in squalor, has egregious taste in men, and needs to get to class and stop wasting Mom and Dad''s money (if you ask June). Once thick as thieves, these sisters who moved from Seoul to San Antonio to New York together now don''t want anything to do with each other.
That is, until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her.
Flung together by circumstance, housing woes, and family secrets, will the sisters learn more about each other than they''re willing to confront? A
Trade Review
Sneaks up on you with its insight and poignancy * Entertainment Weekly *
[Choi] has a knack for capturing the frenetic, vibrating voices and perspectives of young people as they enter and navigate the world * Conde Nast Traveler *
The slow reveal that Jayne has plenty of her own demons is skilfully done. A nuanced backstory involving the whole family lets this be much more than a 'problem novel'; these are complicated, real characters to become invested in. * Irish Times *
Emotional and multilayered, Yolk is a heartfelt story about the messy, complicated power of family in the face of the unknown.
* The Bookseller *
