Description: Three immigrant women navigate the wreckage of love, career, and cultural expectations, discovering that even when their worlds shatter, the power of sisterhood allows them to rebuild with fierce new identities.
Review Quotes:
"Contemporary in style but ageless in its insight, the story is intimately relatable, with prose that is laced with devastating turns of phrase and raw moments of confession, which elevate this work of autofiction above other works about both sisterhood and immigrant life."
-Self Publishing Review
"Loved it! 😍 ... Sung's vivid, unmatched and poignant analogies-and her ingeniously concrete imagery... a book deserving of being taken out of the paper and into a screen."
-Alejandra Castellanos, Reedsy Discovery; author of Always Someone Else's
"A thoughtful novel that explores themes of culture, identity, family, and the lasting impact of the past. Through vivid detail and compelling voices, it captures the complexity of intergenerational experience and the struggle to find a sense of self. The writing is sincere and engaging, offering a meaningful reflection on memory, trauma, and resilience."
-Katrina Chen, author of A Stronger Home; former British Columbia cabinet minister
"I don't say this lightly: I have thought about How to Break a Girl every single day since I finished it - which is honestly the highest compliment I can give a book. This is one of those rare novels that doesn't just entertain you - it embeds itself into your nervous system. The title suggests destruction. But this novel is about survival. And the audacity to tell the truth. Five stars isn't enough. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
-Linda Key, Book Influencer