{"product_id":"hello-baby-9780593734896","title":"Hello Baby","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bonds between six women undergoing IVF are tested when one announces an unexpected birth in this absorbing, candid novel about what women endure to become mothers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A multilayered story filled with pain and tears and longing.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside the chat, they had different jobs, personalities, financial backgrounds, but inside, they were all mothers-to-be anxiously awaiting their babies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a fertility clinic in Seoul, six women in their thirties and forties become friends. To comfort one another while undergoing IVF, they create the group chat \"Hello Baby.\" Over the course of two years, they share personal stories on their way to motherhood, until one, forty-six-year-old Jung-hyo, suddenly announces she has stopped treatment and disappears from the friend group. But after a year of silence, on Lunar New Year, she drops a text in the chat with the news that she recently gave birth to a baby girl. She invites the group over to celebrate her daughter's birth. With a mix of envy and admiration, the women gather, but their doubts and suspicions threaten a friendship already stressed by uncertainty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwitching between the six characters--a journalist, a police officer, a vet, a lawyer, and two housewives--this thought-provoking novel explores the social pressure and emotional strain on women struggling to conceive. Written with insight, humor, and great empathy, \u003ci\u003eHello Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving portrait of what it means to be a woman today and the lengths some will go to seek motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17683926\"\u003eKim Eui-Kyung\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593734896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593734890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC109000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Korea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Eui-Kyung\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and essayist. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eYouth Bankruptcy\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Korea Economic Daily Youth Literary Contest, and her second novel \u003ci\u003eCall Center\u003c\/i\u003e won the Soorim Literary Award. She also published a short story collection \u003ci\u003eShowroom\u003c\/i\u003e, set against the backdrop of IKEA and DAISO, and an essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Season Called Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHello Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSora Kim-Russell\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator based in Seoul. Her works include the Booker International Prize-nominated \u003ci\u003eMater 2-10\u003c\/i\u003e (co-translated with Youngjae Josephine Bae) and \u003ci\u003eAt Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e by Hwang Sok-yong. Her translation of Pyun Hye-young's \u003ci\u003eThe Hole \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel, and her translations of Pyun's short fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Hogarth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50341170544877,"sku":"9780593734896","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/hello-baby-9780593734896","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}