From the critically acclaimed author of The Apology,a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Julietin which the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate. When Dahee Shin was nine years oldshe made a promise to protect her favorite cousinChanningwho has always been like a sister to her. Nowat thirtyDahee has found herself in a Korean American community in a New England beach townonce more running to the rescue of her debt-ridden relative. Ever the idealistChanning–who has spent her life haunted by the tragic story of Chunhyang and MongryongKorea’s parallel Romeo & Juliet–has fallen in love with Minjae Ohall the while fending off the advances of powerfulmanipulative Kent Choa local politician. As Channing and Minjae’s romance blossomsand as Kent’s suspicion and obsession growDahee begins to realize that it may be up to her to make sure her cousin and beloved escape Chunhyang and Mongryong’s doomed end. For fans of Hello BeautifulDreamt I Found You is a wondroustender retelling of Korea’s most classic love storysteeped in the travails of a rigid class systemthe power of premonitionand shot through with Korean folklore and magic.