‘Casey Han is a heroine you’ll love … brought to life by Lee’s sharp wit’ THE TIMES

‘Could have been penned by Austen herself’ DAILY MAIL

‘An epic meditation on love' USA TODAY

This mesmerising debut novel, from the bestselling author of Pachinko, follows a young Korean American woman striving to join the ranks of Manhattan's elite.

Meet Casey Han: the headstrong eldest daughter of working-class Korean immigrants caught up in a glamorous lifestyle she can’t afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton degree isn't enough to rid her of growing credit card debt and a toxic boyfriend.

When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined carve out a space for herself in a glittering Manhattan world of privilege, power and wealth – but at what cost?

Set in a dazzling New York City where millionaires scramble for free lunches that the poor are too proud to accept, Free Food for Millionaires is a sweeping tale of a young woman navigating the forces of class, culture, race and inheritance. A sharp-eyed, witty epic of love, greed and ambition, this is an astonishing debut from one of our greatest novelists.

‘Explores the most fundamental crisis of immigrants' children: how to bridge a generation gap so wide it is measured in oceans’ OBSERVER

‘Beguiling … has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel’ THE TIMES

‘As easy to devour as a 19th-century romance’ NEW YORK TIMES

‘Glitzy portraits of Manhattan life make the novel a pleasurable, engrossing read’ INDEPENDENT

‘A sprawling contemporary novel with intersecting and heartfelt narratives’ NICOLA DINAN, author of Disappoint Me