Two Women Living Together

Author: Hana, Kim

Korea

Published on 22 January 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 256 pages, integrated line drawings
223 x 145 x 27 | 372g

'Two Women Living Together is a wonderfully calming and cosy read. I always adore stories of women who choose to live beyond the confines of cultural expectation—and this book might just be my new favourite!' - Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a former judge for the 2025 Women's Prize. ‘Everything about this compelling, curious, beautiful story of two women moving in together, in midlife, is delightful ... I loved every moment!' - Clover Stroud,

author of My Wild & Sleepless Nights, The Red of my Blood, and The Giant on the SkylineQuietly radical, full of warmth and wit, Two Women Living Together celebrates carving out your own path, cats, female friendship, and found family.

At some point between living alone and becoming single, Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana found each other, and decided to live together in a nice apartment where their four cats would finally have the freedom to run around. Together they redefined what family looks and feels like.

At a time housing costs have skyrocketed whilst the birth rates plummets, these two independent Korean women in their late forties share their views on society and its expectations of them. And, intent neither to marry or to live alone, they reflect on the comfort of their cohabiting friendship as it blossoms into a life full of joy and meaning.

'Inspiring' - Evening Standard'Beneath the warmth lies a radical proposition: that their partnership should be treated like any family.' - Guardian