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‘Haunting, compulsive, stylish’ ANNA METCALFE
‘You won’t be able to put this one down’ PAUL YOON
‘A horror story made into art’ CLAIRE CAMERON
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Having grown up in the long shadow of the Korean War, Yewon is stuck in her small village.

She dreams of a hotel, where there are infinite keys to infinite rooms – and a quiet terror she is desperate to escape.

But when her little brother is conscripted into the South Korean army, Yewon’s dreams start to seep into her reality, and she is forced to confront the unsettling truth about her country…

Stylish, visceral and haunting, The Invisible Hotel is an unforgettable literary horror about the human consequences of war, and the toll of being born into a conflict that shows no signs of stopping.

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READERS ARE LOVING THE INVISIBLE HOTEL

‘A really good book’
‘Written with such maturity and sensitivity’
‘I can’t stop thinking about this book’
‘Incredible’
‘By turns horrific, surreal, sad, but not without humour and romance’

Publisher Review

Extraordinary. Haunting, compulsive, stylish – as original a debut as you’d ever hope to read. * Anna Metcalfe, author of CHRYSALIS * The Invisible Hotel wrestles artfully with big, vital questions: how do we honour and care for our elders without reinforcing a cycle of generational trauma? How do we forge new, joyful paths without indulging in mass cultural amnesia or closing our eyes to a world on fire? That it does so in a surreal, riveting, keep-the-lights-on masterwork of horror is all the more extraordinary. I will be haunted by this book for years to come. * Kim Fu, author of LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY * The Invisible Hotel is an absolute fever dream – a book that explores, with haunted grace and magical wildness, the inescapable ghosts of a fractured, heartbroken country, and one woman’s relentless quest to rush headlong into the labyrinths and mysteries that make up her family. What a thrill to read this: propulsive, electric, full of fury and ecstatic writing, you won’t be able to put this one down. * Paul Yoon, author of THE HIVE AND THE HONEY * How does a war play out in a person, a family, and through generations? The Invisible Hotel asks this ambitious and heartbreaking question. In prose that is sharp, clear, and startling, Yeji Y. Ham articulates the struggle to navigate trauma, and find joy, in the aftermath of the Korean War. This book is spectacular – a horror story made into art by way of unsettling truths. * Claire Cameron, author of THE LAST NEANDERTHAL and THE BEAR * The Invisible Hotel traps us in a haunting labyrinth where the wounds of war gape open, bones tether, and the bond of family may be the one key to set us free. Yeji Y. Ham has crafted a luminously spellbinding narrative, knitting history, grief, and love to explore the knots that tie a family and a country. * Gerardo Samano Cordova, author of MONSTRILIO *