BLOG TOUR: Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo

 I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo! I received a free electronic copy for an honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Hanover Square Press and Gu Byeong-mo for letting me be a part of the tour!

Title: Apartment Women

Author: Gu Byeong-mo

Published by: Hanover Square Press

Released: December 3, 2024

Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher

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Synopsis: From the New York Times Notable author of The Old Woman with the Knife comes a bracingly original story of family, marriage and the cultural expectations of motherhood, about four women whose lives intersect in dramatic and unexpected ways at a government-run apartment complex outside Seoul When Yojin moves with her husband and daughter into the Dream Future Pilot Communal Apartments, she’s ready for a fresh start. Located on the outskirts of Seoul, the experimental community is a government initiative designed to boost the national birth rate. Like her neighbors, Yojin has agreed to have at least two more children over the next ten years. Yet, from the day she arrives, Yojin feels uneasy about the community spirit thrust upon her. Her concerns grow as communal child care begins and the other parents show their true colors. Apartment Women traces the lives of four women in the apartments, all with different aspirations and beliefs. Will they find a way to live peacefully? Or are the cultural expectations around parenthood stacked against them from the start? A trenchant social novel from an award-winning author, Apartment Women incisively illuminates the unspoken imbalance of women’s parenting labor, challenging the age-old assumption that “it takes a village” to raise a child. (Synopsis from Goodreads)

My Thoughts: I enjoyed this one. I was interested in the story and learning about the characters. It was a slower paced story focused on a family, and people.

This is translated fiction. I'm always open and on the lookout to trying more translated fiction.

I could see a lot of people enjoying this one.

Gu Byeong-mo an award-winning author. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she now resides in Jinju, South Korea, with her family. The Old Woman with the Knife is her first book to be translated into English.

Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo! Thank you to Hanover Square Press and Gu Byeong-mo for letting me be a part of the tour. You should definitely give this one a read.