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Two Women Living Together

Kim Hana Hwang Sunwoo Gene Png

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Korean
Doubleday
28 January 2026
Two Korean women, living life on their own terms - together. The warm and witty Korean bestseller that redefines family life.

'Two Women Living Together is a wonderfully calming and cosy read. I always adore stories of women who choose to live beyond the confines of cultural expectation-and this book might just be my new favourite!' - Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a former judge for the 2025 Women's Prize.

'Everything about this compelling, curious, beautiful story of two women moving in together, in midlife, is delightful ... I loved every moment!' - Clover Stroud, author of My Wild & Sleepless Nights, The Red of my Blood, and The Giant on the Skyline

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.

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.
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Translated by:  
Imprint:   Doubleday
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 225mm,  Width: 144mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   374g
ISBN:   9781529959567
ISBN 10:   152995956X
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  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.

Reviews for Two Women Living Together

Two Women Living Together is a wonderfully calming and cosy read. I always adore stories of women who choose to live beyond the confines of cultural expectation—and this book might just be my new favourite! -- Emma Gannon - Sunday Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a former judge for the 2025 Women's Prize. Everything about this compelling, curious, beautiful story of two women moving in together, in midlife, is delightful. They made me think about the way I live, and how I might like to change the way I live. I loved the simplicity of the way Hana and Sunwoo wrote about one another, and the profound insights about life and human behaviour they both dropped, like dazzling little bombs, while otherwise describing the way light fell in a room, or the other’s cooking habits. Stepping into the intimacy of their shared world felt like a true privilege: I loved every moment of it. -- Clover Stroud, author of My Wild & Sleepless Nights, The Red of my Blood, and The Giant on the Skyline A rejection of societal norms, this joint memoir is also warm, funny, and full of life. * Glamour *


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