Summary
Stevie cannot wait to escape her mother. Whilst many people dream of moving to LA and into the spotlight, she is desperate to get out and start over.
Moon is many things: an out-of-work actress, a recovering addict, a nineties iconoclast, a dysfunctional mother - and whatever a mistress becomes when she’s widowed. Reeling in the aftermath of her lover and TV husband’s death, Moon is plunged into despair. The last thing she expects is for her daughter to leave her too.
Neither …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399641579 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399641573 |
| Author: | Mary H.K. Choi |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Phoenix |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 152mm x 232mm |
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Critics Review
A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story – Rachel Khong, author of Real Americans
It’s time we recognize Mary H.K. Choi as an auteur – Michelle Zauner, author of Crying in H Mart
Choi’s prose is unflinching, dynamic, effervescent and expansive - Pool House is a magnum opus and a vibe. With delight and melancholy, Choi stretches questions of care, family and becoming to their outer limits - the novel is a gem of honesty and clarity amidst the messiness of being a person among other people. Choi continues to astound and Pool House is a wonder – Bryan Washington, author of Memorial
Smart and stylish, Pool House is a fast-moving story of grief, fame and the mess and meaning of family, told with Choi’s trademark wit and insight – Lisa Ko, author of Memory Piece
Mary H.K. Choi’s Pool House is a deep full-bodied dive into joy. Her clarity, precision and deep understanding of the bond between mothers and daughters will leave you underlining whole paragraphs with a trembling hand and calling your best friend to read them aloud. What a sparkling, astonishing novel! – Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk
Mary H.K. Choi
Mary H.K. Choi is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, New York, GQ, and Elle.
Previously, she served as the culture correspondent for Vice News on HBO, a columnist at Wired and Allure magazine, a guest columnist for the New York Times Opinion section, and the executive producer of an MTV documentary. She has also written comics for Marvel and DC.
She is currently developing her young adult books for film and TV.
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