Two Women Living Together

Kim Hana, Hwang Sunwoo, Gene Png

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Doubleday
28 January 2026

Autobiography: general; Gender studies: women; Family & relationships

Two Korean women, living life on their own terms - together. The warm and witty Korean bestseller that redefines family life.

At some point between living alone and becoming single, Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana found each other, and decided to live together in a nice apartment where their four cats would finally have the freedom to run around. Together they became a family - and redefined it.

At a time housing costs have skyrocketed whilst the birth rates plummets, these two independent Korean women in their late forties share their views on society and its expectations of them. And, intent neither to marry or to live alone, they reflect on the comfort of their cohabiting friendship as it blossoms into a life full of joy and meaning.

From housing insecurity and access to health care, to solo dining and stigmatised cat ladies, the loaded, self-sacrificing demands of filial piety and obligations to in-laws, Two Women Living Together impugns social scripts by spelling them out plainly. But also, and especially, by showing what it's like to choose differently.

Quietly radical, full of warmth and wit, Two Women Living Together celebrates carving out your own path, cats, female friendship, and a different kind of family.

By: Kim Hana, Hwang Sunwoo
Translated by: Gene Png
Imprint: Doubleday
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781529959567
ISBN 10: 152995956X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kim Hana (Author) Kim Hana reads, writes, listens and speaks. Her other works include Golden Bell Sound and Talking about Speaking. She is co-host of the Two Women Talking Together podcast with her roommate Hwang Sunwoo. Currently she is particularly interested in how plants change according to the seasons. Hwang Sunwoo (Author) Hwang Sunwoo is an editor, interviewer and podcaster. Co-author of Two Women Living Together and co-host of the podcast Two Women Talking Together, her other books include You'll Die Doing Your Best and The Courage to Say I Love You. When she's not working, she spends her time as a recreational athlete and amateur musician. Gene Png (Translator) Gene Png 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.