Song for Another Home: A Novel by Bora Lee Reed

A sweeping debut novel of family separation and reunion amid love and war, compared to Pachinko and Homegoing for its scope and emotional depth.

The lives of two cousins, Oksoon and Junho, diverge during the Korean War. Oksoon flees Pyongyang with her family when China enters the conflict in 1950, while Junho seeks refuge at a South Korean orphanage. As both navigate wartime hardships and forge unexpected bonds, the story examines resilience, the tension between personal dreams and duty to family, and how choices made in a brief moment reverberate across generations.

• Hardcover, 320 pages
• On sale July 21, 2026
• Bora Lee Reed is a Reese's Book Club LitUp fellow who draws on her Korean heritage in this debut