Song for Another Home
Will be published approx. on 6. August 2026
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-80522-713-7 (ISBN)
Description
THE POWERFUL AND EXPANSIVE NOVEL FROM A REESE'S BOOK CLUB LIT-UP FELLOW
'A brilliant, sweeping historical tale' Irenosen Okojie MBE, author of Nudibranch
'Paints a heartfelt tale of wartime Korean orphanages and shanty towns' Yangsze Choo, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fox Wife
1950, Pyongyang. Oksoon's father - confident that the war is over - has left for Seoul in search of opportunity. There is nothing to do but wait, until the Chinese army attacks and forces Oksoon, her mother and her brother to flee southward themselves. But the journey is dangerous, and wartime makes enemies of even the kindest of friends.
Meanwhile, Oksoon's cousin Junho has found uncertain refuge in a struggling orphanage near the southern coast. When the orphanage director's rich niece arrives, harbouring a secret, Junho must choose between his duty and his dreams if they are all to survive.
Full of heart and rich in history, Song for Another Home is an unforgettable portrait of resilience, courage, friendship and love that endures.
'A brilliant, sweeping historical tale' Irenosen Okojie MBE, author of Nudibranch
'Paints a heartfelt tale of wartime Korean orphanages and shanty towns' Yangsze Choo, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fox Wife
1950, Pyongyang. Oksoon's father - confident that the war is over - has left for Seoul in search of opportunity. There is nothing to do but wait, until the Chinese army attacks and forces Oksoon, her mother and her brother to flee southward themselves. But the journey is dangerous, and wartime makes enemies of even the kindest of friends.
Meanwhile, Oksoon's cousin Junho has found uncertain refuge in a struggling orphanage near the southern coast. When the orphanage director's rich niece arrives, harbouring a secret, Junho must choose between his duty and his dreams if they are all to survive.
Full of heart and rich in history, Song for Another Home is an unforgettable portrait of resilience, courage, friendship and love that endures.
Reviews / Votes
Vivid, heart-stopping and moving * Bookseller, Top Fiction in August 2026 * A sweeping, historical tale. A brilliant meditation on family, friendship and the power of the human spirit -- Irenosen Okojie MBE, author of Nudibranch A moving novel about storytelling and family that shows historic conflict and change on an intimate scale -- Gurnaik Johal, author of Saraswati A mesmerizing debut that paints a heartfelt tale of wartime Korean orphanages and shanty towns. Shimmering with love, sacrifice, and betrayal -- Yangsze Choo, author of The Fox Wife Bora Lee Reed has written a beautifully told, beautifully constructed chronicle not just of war, but of growing up, of storytelling and survival, of the ties that bind both blood family and found family. Song For Another Home is timely, wide-ranging, immersive historical fiction and a magnificent debut -- Laurie Frankel, author of This is How it Always is An astonishing debut, huge in its scale and evocation of an unsung history -- Luke Kennard, author of The Transition Conjures a whole world with such lightness of touch. I cared deeply for these characters and wept when it was time to say goodbye -- Ruth Gilligan, author of The ButchersMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80522-713-7 (9781805227137)
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Person
Bora Lee Reed was born in Seoul, South Korea and lives in California. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, an MA in Theology and a BA in English. In 2023, she was selected as a Reece's LitUp Fellow. Song for Another Home is her first novel.