{"product_id":"the-future-perfect","title":"The Future Perfect","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCay Kim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Seoul in 1998. She received her BA from Stanford University, where she won the Urmy\/Hardy Poetry Prize, and her MFA from Columbia University. Her short fiction has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cb\u003eEach line sings, each page transports you\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Debutiful, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBest Books of June \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Timeless, taut, and daringly tempestuous . . . A masterful and unforgettable debut.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Paul Beatty, author of the Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Elegant and deeply felt, this is a novel full of poise, precision and luminous prose. An assured debut.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Charles Yu, author of \u003ci\u003eInterior Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A book I have been waiting for all my life. Cay Kim has written a daring, sonic, incandescent debut, full of verve and heartache. A story about the pain and love between daughters and mothers, the deep gulf between desire and duty, and the particular experience of straddling both Korean and American homelands, this is a magnificent debut.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Crystal Hana Kim, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf You Leave Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Intense, lyrical, heartfelt . . . Written with gorgeous attention to detail and a sense of wonder. A beauty.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Yoon Choi, winner of the Whiting Award and author of \u003ci\u003eSkinship\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lyrically profound and triumphant coming-of-age novel.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Nancy Jooyoun Kim, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Story of Mina Lee\u003c\/i\u003e, a Reese's Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece of concision and nuance, a searing picture of what it is to grow up between cultures.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Joshua Furst, author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A masterful and unforgettable debut.\" --Paul Beatty\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Elegant and deeply felt.\" --Charles Yu\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A book I have been waiting for all my life.\" --Crystal Hana Kim \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA radiant portrait of a young woman caught between cultures, and what is lost and found in the struggle to succeed.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBefore you are anything, you are a daughter.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first you are at home inside your pregnant mother: a beloved daughter, a vision of the future. But who will you become? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs your family moves back and forth between Korea and the United States, you find yourself caught between two countries. Prioritizing your future over her own happiness, your mother marshals you through a childhood of homework and violin practice and academic achievement to shape you into the person she most wants you to be. Is hers the ultimate form of love? And, despite her sacrifices, is there a world somewhere between your motherland and homeland that can feel like your own? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in incandescent prose, Cay Kim's exquisite debut novel is a portrait of a brilliant young woman growing up between cultures, and a love letter to girlhood, family, and the great dreams we hold for ourselves, no matter where we're from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9780593734445, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593734445, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2026 (EAN 9780593734445, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496133198102,"sku":"9780593734445","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593734445.jpg?v=1783053712","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-perfect","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}