{"product_id":"the-future-perfect-hardcover","title":"The Future Perfect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCay Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterful and unforgettable debut.\" --Paul Beatty\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Elegant and deeply felt.\" --Charles Yu\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book I have been waiting for all my life.\" --Crystal Hana Kim \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA radiant portrait of a young woman caught between cultures, and what is lost and found in the struggle to succeed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore you are anything, you are a daughter.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first you are at home inside your pregnant mother: a beloved daughter, a vision of the future. But who will you become? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs your family moves back and forth between Korea and the United States, you find yourself caught between two countries. Prioritizing your future over her own happiness, your mother marshals you through a childhood of homework and violin practice and academic achievement to shape you into the person she most wants you to be. Is hers the ultimate form of love? And, despite her sacrifices, is there a world somewhere between your motherland and homeland that can feel like your own? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in incandescent prose, Cay Kim's exquisite debut novel is a portrait of a brilliant young woman growing up between cultures, and a love letter to girlhood, family, and the great dreams we hold for ourselves, no matter where we're from.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCay Kim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Seoul in 1998. She received her BA from Stanford University, where she won the Urmy\/Hardy Poetry Prize, and her MFA from Columbia University. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.51 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709327388921,"sku":"9780593734445","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5lEejP9rge9780593734445.webp?v=1784923647","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-future-perfect-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}