The Noh Family
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A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace K. Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibly charming teen Chloe Kang, who is reunited with her deceased father's estranged family via a DNA test, and is soon whisked off to Seoul to join...
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A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace K. Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibly charming teen Chloe Kang, who is reunited with her deceased father's estranged family via a DNA test, and is soon whisked off to Seoul to join them...When her friends gift her a 23-and-Me test as a gag, high school senior Chloe Kang doesn t think much of trying it out. She doesn t believe anything will come of it she s an only child, her mother is an orphan, and her father died in Seoul before she was even born, and before her mother moved to Oklahoma. It s been just Chloe and her mom her whole life. But the DNA test reveals something Chloe never expected she s got a whole extended family from her father s side half a world away in Korea. Her father's family are owners of a famous high-end department store, and are among the richest families in Seoul. When they learn she exists, they are excited to meet her. Her mother has huge reservations, she hasn t had a great relationship with her husband s family, which is why she s kept them secret, but she can t stop Chloe from travelling to Seoul to spend two weeks getting to know the Noh family.
Chloe is whisked into the lap of luxury, but something feels wrong. Chloe wants to shake it off she s busy enjoying the delights of Seoul with new friend Miso Dan, the daughter of one of her mother s grade school friends. And as an aspiring fashion designer, she's loving the couture clothes her department store owning family gives her access to. But soon Chloe will discover the reason why her mother never told her about her dad s family, and why the Nohs wanted her in Seoul in the first place. Could joining the Noh family be worse than having no family at all?
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Chapter 1Next to kimchi, Koreans have perfected one other thing: The Dramatic Pause. It s that moment right after an epic reveal that lasts only a minute but stays with you forever. After bingeing countless hours of K-dramas, I have yet to find one episode that doesn t have The Dramatic Pause. It s like the Lee Min Ho of K-dramas; it never gets old.
I have somewhat expertly (see aforementioned amount of episodes watched) broken down The Dramatic Pause into three broad categories:
(1) The good: Two star-crossed lovers finally meeting face-to-face after missing each other one too many times. Often in the rain and almost always without an umbrella. (Swoon.)
(2) The bad: The main character finding out they lost their entire family fortune in a terrible economic investment and are now destined to a life of destitution and degradation. (The shame!) Extra pause if this was orchestrated by their best friend, who secretly hates them because they are embroiled in a love triangle.
(3) The unexpected: The main character discovering that their father is not actually their father and that their life is about to change . . . dun. Dun. DUN! (Like in the episode Hazel and I are watching now.)
Every Friday after school, Hazel, Seb, and I have a standing appointment to binge K-dramas at my house. Since today is graduation, I wasn t sure if they d be able to make it. But here we are, crammed onto my twin-sized bed, watching a much-needed episode of the K-drama My Professor, My Father on Hazel s laptop.
Since Seb likes to pretend he isn t into K-dramas like Hazel and I are, we sent him on a very important errand that should take precisely three minutes.
Chloe Chang! Some of us have to read the subtitles. Hazel taps me on the shoulder. Any closer and you ll be in the screen.
... mehr
I give her a pointed look. Just because I m one hundred percent Korean doesn t mean I don t have to read the subtitles either. Technically, not quite 100 percent Korean, but close enough.
Okay, but . . . She motions at the space I m taking up, which happens to be in direct view of her screen. I scoot back, only mildly embarrassed. As my best friend since forever, Hazel knows I lose all sense of time and space when it comes to Dad discoveries.
We would ve been less cramped at Hazel s, but she has five sisters (yes, five), each with very strong and very different opinions about everything. Even though she lives in a six-bedroom McMansion, Hazel claims there isn t enough space to avoid what she calls the ¡Qué quilombo!, or the shit show of personalities. Real-life drama, Hazel claims, is not as much fun as K-drama.
When I inch closer to the screen again, Hazel shoots me a dirty look.
You re doing it again! Great, now I missed what he said!
He said he can t believe that all this time, his professor was his father!
Oh my god! Finally! She squeals with me.
Then it comes: The Dramatic Pause.
We hold our breaths and watch as if in a trance as the camera pans from one character to the other. Cue the surprised look on their faces. Cue the single-tear trickle. Cue the original soundtrack. Ugh. Even when I know to expect it, it gets me. Every. Time.
Then, as we knew it would, the episode ends abruptly, leaving us completely hanging.
Noooo! I yell up at the ceiling.
Arrghh! Why do they always do that? Hazel protests with her fist in the air.
I smile at her ridiculously. Hazel and I have reached that level of obsessi
Okay, but . . . She motions at the space I m taking up, which happens to be in direct view of her screen. I scoot back, only mildly embarrassed. As my best friend since forever, Hazel knows I lose all sense of time and space when it comes to Dad discoveries.
We would ve been less cramped at Hazel s, but she has five sisters (yes, five), each with very strong and very different opinions about everything. Even though she lives in a six-bedroom McMansion, Hazel claims there isn t enough space to avoid what she calls the ¡Qué quilombo!, or the shit show of personalities. Real-life drama, Hazel claims, is not as much fun as K-drama.
When I inch closer to the screen again, Hazel shoots me a dirty look.
You re doing it again! Great, now I missed what he said!
He said he can t believe that all this time, his professor was his father!
Oh my god! Finally! She squeals with me.
Then it comes: The Dramatic Pause.
We hold our breaths and watch as if in a trance as the camera pans from one character to the other. Cue the surprised look on their faces. Cue the single-tear trickle. Cue the original soundtrack. Ugh. Even when I know to expect it, it gets me. Every. Time.
Then, as we knew it would, the episode ends abruptly, leaving us completely hanging.
Noooo! I yell up at the ceiling.
Arrghh! Why do they always do that? Hazel protests with her fist in the air.
I smile at her ridiculously. Hazel and I have reached that level of obsessi
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Autoren-Porträt von Grace K. Shim
Grace K. Shim lives with her husband and three children in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of the young adult novels The Noh Family and Not Your Average Jo. You can find Grace on Twitter @gracemisplaced1 and on Instagram @gkshimwrites.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Grace K. Shim
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2022, Internationale Ausgabe, 384 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593532325
- ISBN-13: 9780593532324
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"The Noh Family is at once a fairytale about dreams coming true entwined with deliciously sinister family secrets. It whisked me straight to the neon lights of Seoul and pulses with enough family drama for days. I didn't want to leave this captivating place that Shim has brought to life." - Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties
"Compelling and whip smart, The Noh Family is at once a dazzling escape into South Korea s high society and a grounding examination of what it means to be a family. A twisty, turny, glamorous whirlwind of a book." - Sarah Suk, author of Made in Korea
"This book had me at the edge of my seat the whole way through! Filled with plot twists worthy of the best K-dramas, The Noh Family pulls you into its glamorous world and never lets go." - Axie Oh, author of XOXO and The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea.
"Shim deftly employs all the whirlwind romance and jaw-dropping reveals of classic K-dramas via breezy prose and vividly drawn settings to explore classism, heartbreak, identity, and manipulation amid familial and societal expectations in this enticing debut." - Publisher's Weekly
"Just like Chloe s favorite K-dramas, the novel sucks readers in from the get-go with lots of glitz, grit, and a hint of romance as well as a handsome assistant who always has an umbrella at the ready, mouthwatering descriptions of food, and cutting insights into familial and societal dynamics.
An enjoyable, pacy family drama." - Kirkus Reviews
"Inspired by K-dramas, author Grace Shim has created a fast-paced adventure story with plenty of suspense and glitter as Chloe experiences the life of a princess. Shim manages to weave in plenty of references to Korean culture throughout the story, creating a strong sense of place for the reader. Interesting main characters will engage readers and the overarching theme will give plenty for book clubs to consider." - School Library Connection
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