{"product_id":"two-women-living-together-the-bestselling-korean-memoir-9780063473362","title":"Two Women Living Together: The Bestselling Korean Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe big-hearted, bestselling South Korean memoir co-written by two best friends flouting gender norms and societal expectations with their decision to grow old together under one roof.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen most of their peers were moving in with romantic partners and having children, Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo chose independence--savoring solitude, quiet mornings, and the unmitigated freedom of living alone. But in their forties, something shifted, and they were met with a new, unexpected loneliness. Refusing to settle for the outdated choice between marriage or isolation, Hana and Sunwoo made a radical decision: to buy a home and live together--not as lovers, not as roommates, but as chosen family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a bustling household of two women and four cats, Hana and Sunwoo still value solitude, but can do so while sharing a life and its meaning with someone else. Together they navigate the challenges and comforts of cohabiting in midlife, the growing pains of interdependence and the unexpected rewards of compromise when you've grown set in your ways. From sick days to career wins to aging parents and beach-side retirement plans, they are redefining domestic bliss on their own terms, where love, partnership, and home are defined not by tradition, but by choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith warmth, wit, and sharp social insight, Hana and Sunwoo share their blueprint for building a life outside the scripts of marriage and society's expectations for women. \u003cem\u003eTwo Women Living Together\u003c\/em\u003e is a quiet revolution--a celebration of female friendship, community, and the many forms that love and family can take.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Hana,Hwang Sunwoo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.82w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063473362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePng, Gene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGene Png\u003c\/strong\u003e is a literary translator and illustrator based in Seoul. She was awarded the Grand Prize in Poetry at the 53rd The Korea Times' Translation Awards, and was the National Centre for Writing's Korean Prose Mentee in 2023 where she was mentored by Anton Hur. Her translation of Cheon Seon-Ran's \u003cem\u003eTHE SAVIOR AT NIGHT\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Bloomsbury in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHana, Kim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Hana\u003c\/strong\u003e is originally from Busan and moved to Seoul at the age of nineteen. As the host of a podcast for South Korea's largest online bookstore, she has shared a variety of books and authors with the general public. Her own books include \u003cem\u003eGolden Bell Sound \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Talking about Speaking\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the co-host of the \u003cem\u003eTwo Women Talking Together\u003c\/em\u003e podcast with her co-author and cohabitant Hwang Sunwoo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunwoo, Hwang:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHwang Sunwoo\u003c\/strong\u003e, also from Busan, is now living in Seoul with her cohabitant Kim Hana. She has worked as a features director for the fashion magazine \u003cem\u003eW Korea \u003c\/em\u003efor many years and is an editor, essayist, and interviewer. Co-author of the book and co-host of the podcast \u003cem\u003eTwo Women Living Together\u003c\/em\u003e, her other books include \u003cem\u003eYou'll Die Doing Your Best\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Courage to Say I Love You\u003c\/em\u003e. When she's not working, she spends her time as a recreational athlete and amateur musician.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kim Hana \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47598668152989,"sku":"9780063473362","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4565677b-5769-4167-92b2-3895cdd83194.jpg?v=1769517445","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/two-women-living-together-the-bestselling-korean-memoir-9780063473362","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}