{"product_id":"your-house-will-pay-a-novel-isbn-9780062868855","title":"Your House Will Pay: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[A] suspense-filled page-turner.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cem\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision.” —Attica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of \u003cem\u003eBluebird, Bluebird\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the\u003cbr\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e * \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Buzzfeed \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e South\u003cbr\u003eFlorida \u003cem\u003eSun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLitHub \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful and taut novel about racial tensions in Los Angeles, following two families—one Korean-American, one African-American—grappling with the effects of a decades-old crime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it’s been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park and Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered and largely oblivious, living in the Valley with her Korean-immigrant parents, working long hours at the family pharmacy. She’s distraught that her sister hasn’t spoken to their mother in two years, for reasons beyond Grace’s understanding. Shawn has already had enough of politics and protest after an act of violence shattered his family years ago. He just wants to be left alone to enjoy his quiet life in Palmdale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when another shocking crime hits LA, both the Park and Matthews families are forced to face down their history while navigating the tumult of a city on the brink of more violence.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it’s been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park and Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered and largely oblivious, living in the Valley with her Korean-immigrant parents, working long hours at the family pharmacy. She’s distraught that her sister hasn’t spoken to their mother in two years, for reasons beyond Grace’s understanding. Shawn has already had enough of politics and protest after an act of violence shattered his family years ago. He just wants to be left alone to enjoy his quiet life in Palmdale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when another shocking crime hits L.A., both the Park and Matthews families are forced to face down their shared history while navigating the tumult of a city on the brink of more violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteph Cha delivers a bravura performance that captures our culture in crystalline detail. \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay\u003c\/em\u003e will be read for years.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“With \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay\u003c\/em\u003e, Steph Cha has taken a dark moment in Los Angeles’s violent history and cracked it wide open, creating a prism of understanding—of the pull of generational violence and its enduring devastation, but also of the power of human grace against all odds. It’s a touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision that tore a hole through an entire city.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A mastery of form, Cha absolutely nails it. . . . It is absolutely brilliant and it keeps the pages turning.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elegant, suspenseful.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bracing.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling and risk-taking. . . . That Cha is drawn to contend with voices that don’t strictly represent her cultural heritage, while taking head-on one of the most devastating events in Los Angeles history, is admirable as well as ambitious. Cha is a remarkably generous writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting. . . . Engrossing. . . . Cha unflinchingly delves into the complex emotions that drive families, violence, and the need to survive.  Your House Will Pay sets a new high for the talented Cha.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A propulsive, well-told, and most important of all, well-researched journey of two families. . . . Cha’s writing is memorable and often poetic.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impassioned. . . . [Cha] dives so deep into her characters because she believes that communicating their nuances across racial lines is essential. . . . A page-turner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Taut . . . A dramatic page-turner . . . A deep dive into Los Angeles’ racial underbelly and tensions. It’s a timely book that showcases two cultures and two families forced to confront injustice, enduring anger, and profound loss.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intricately structured. . . . A novel rich with incident and social observation.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Cha] understands the messiness of justice and the complexity of human interaction. . . . One of the pleasures of the book is how deftly Cha renders so many layers of Los Angeles society. . . . All of this is related unsentimentally and is refreshingly depicted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] gripping thriller set during a racially charged moment in L.A.’s history.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Focusing on the lives of two Los Angelenos, Cha’s crime novel steps back from her usual superb P.I. books to go deeper, examining the tensions between the Korean-American and African-American communities.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ An explosive story of race, identity, and violence.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This L.A. noir mystery ties past and present together without resorting to easy answers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful. . . . Unforgettable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping, thoughtful. . . . May well be [Cha’s] breakout novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ambitious. . . . Timely, morally complex.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riveting thriller. . . . Shrewd.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping, incendiary. . . . An incisive and searing look at race relations, violence, and the intersection of disparate traumas.  It’s a riveting, revelatory novel—a must-read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNylon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s an extremely delicate subject matter, and Cha does a masterful job imbuing each character with nuance and care.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A propulsive, lacerating novel about two families caught in the turmoil of a city and nation in crisis, and the tensions that drive history and fate, pit freedom against love, and lace our own best impulses to our worst. Fearless, insightful, and alight with a brutal compassion, \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay \u003c\/em\u003eis a devastating exploration of grief, shame, and deeply buried truths, and the hope that endures when all else seems lost.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Chung, author of The Tenth Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A propulsive, lacerating novel about two families caught in the turmoil of a city and nation in crisis. Fearless, insightful, and alight with a brutal compassion, \u003cem\u003eYour House Will\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePay \u003c\/em\u003eis a devastating exploration of grief, shame, and deeply buried truths.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Chung, author of The Tenth Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gripping and deftly plotted story of two families, and two communities, set in the aftermath of a police shooting in Los Angeles. Steph Cha’s Your House Will Pay is a sensitive portrait of racial tension, buried memory, and the difficulty of reconciliation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaila Lalami, author of The Other Americans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steph Cha’s \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay\u003c\/em\u003e has got it all. This suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, and forgiveness draws from the fraught history of Los Angeles, where America’s immigrant dream bleeds into America’s racist nightmare. The novel would have been relevant thirty years ago. It will likely be relevant thirty years in the future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A marvel. Cha finds new angles on a city that has been the focus of myriad stories and films. Unique and totally gripping.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A propulsive and well-plotted novel set in Los Angeles where crime and tension are at an all-time high.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steph Cha’s \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay\u003c\/em\u003e is extraordinary, a deeply-felt and sharply-observed exploration of the ties the bind, and divide, family, community, and nation. It’s moving, compelling, surprising, funny, explosive, and deeply human\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003ean unforgettable novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLou Berney, author of November Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steph Cha has taken a dark moment in Los Angeles’s violent history and cracked it wide open, creating a prism of understanding. . . . A touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision that tore a hole through an entire city.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A haunting portrait of two lives, and a city, in turmoil, \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay\u003c\/em\u003e is both a crackling page-turner and a deeply felt work of eloquence and devastating insight. Riveting—Steph Cha firmly establishes herself as one of crime fiction’s most exciting voices.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Little, author of Dear Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steph Cha fearlessly explores the duality of LA’s promise and betrayal, its vision of new beginnings and the brutal divisions that cut between race and class.  Cha takes her place as one of the city’s most eloquent storytellers in this soul-searching illumination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Mosley, Edgar-winning author of Down the River Unto the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888970920165,"sku":"NP9780062868855","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062868855.jpg?v=1730230210","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/your-house-will-pay-a-novel-isbn-9780062868855","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}