Shelter - Jung Yun

Written by Jung Yun
Read by Raymond Lee
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

“Shelter is domestic drama at its best, a gripping narrative of secrets and revelations that seized me from beginning to end.”—Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of The Sympathizer

You can never know what goes on behind closed doors.

Kyung Cho is a young father burdened by a house he can’t afford. For years he and his wife, Gillian, have lived beyond their means. Now their debts and bad decisions are catching up with them, and Kyung is anxious for his family’s future.

A few miles away, his parents, Jin and Mae, live in the town’s most exclusive neighborhood, surrounded by the material comforts that Kyung desires for his wife and son. Growing up, they gave him every possible advantage - private tutors, expensive hobbies - but they never showed him kindness. Kyung can hardly bear to see them now, much less ask for their help. Yet when an act of violence leaves Jin and Mae unable to live on their own, the dynamic suddenly changes, and he’s compelled to take them in.

For the first time in years, the Chos find themselves living under the same roof. Tensions quickly mount as Kyung’s proximity to his parents forces old feelings of guilt and anger to the surface, along with a terrible and persistent question: How can he ever be a good husband, father, and son when he never knew affection as a child?

As Shelter veers swiftly toward its startling conclusion, Jung Yun leads us through dark and violent territory where, unexpectedly, the Chos discover hope. Shelter is a masterfully crafted debut that asks what it means to provide for one’s family and, in answer, delivers a story as riveting as it is profound.

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 03-15-16