"Ambitious, accomplished, engrossing ... as easy to devour as a 19th century romance - packed with tales of flouted parental expectation, fluctuating female friendships and rivalries, ephemeral romantic hopes and losses and high-stakes career gambles" New York Times "This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel: brilliant set pieces ... and a complex modern voice that seems to speak more clearly than most ... [a] remarkable writer." The Times "Exquisitely evoked ... an American story full of class struggle, rugged individualism, social status and the haves and have-nots. Most of all, it's an epic meditation on love ... in all its tenacious and painful glory" USA Today "Lee explores the most fundamental crisis of immigrants' children: how to bridge a generation gap so wide it is measured in oceans." The Observer "Take Zadie Smith's White Teeth, add the glamour of The Devil Wears Prada, and throw in a social commentary on modern identity crises" Eve

Min Jin Lee immigrated aged seven to the United States with her family. She studied at Yale and at Georgetown Law School, and worked as a lawyer before giving it up to write full-time. She lives in Tokyo with her husband and son.