Steph Cha

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Winner of the California Book Award
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Award
A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick
A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Buzzfeed, Book Riot, and LitHub Best Book of the Year

Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
"This timely, morally complex story could well be Cha’s breakout novel."

–Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

2019-08-27T20:29:43+00:00

–Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"This timely, morally complex story could well be Cha’s breakout novel."
"Cha unflinchingly and compassionately examines issues of race, family, generational violence, and the transformative power of forgiveness in this unforgettable novel."

–Library Journal (Starred Review)

2019-08-27T20:28:52+00:00

–Library Journal (Starred Review)

"Cha unflinchingly and compassionately examines issues of race, family, generational violence, and the transformative power of forgiveness in this unforgettable novel."
“A marvel. Cha finds new angles on a city that has been the focus of myriad stories and films. But this one is unique and totally gripping.”

—Michael Connelly

2019-03-21T22:05:32+00:00

—Michael Connelly

“A marvel. Cha finds new angles on a city that has been the focus of myriad stories and films. But this one is unique and totally gripping.”
“Cha takes her place as one of the city’s most eloquent storytellers in this soul-searching illumination of one of the tragedies at the heart of the 1992 LA riots.”

—Walter Mosley

2019-03-21T22:06:09+00:00

—Walter Mosley

“Cha takes her place as one of the city’s most eloquent storytellers in this soul-searching illumination of one of the tragedies at the heart of the 1992 LA riots.”
"a touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision that tore a hole through an entire city.”

—Attica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird

2019-03-21T22:43:02+00:00

—Attica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird

"a touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision that tore a hole through an entire city.”
"Suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, and forgiveness...Your House Will Pay has got it all"

—Viet Thanh Nguyen

2019-04-09T19:35:56+00:00

—Viet Thanh Nguyen

"Suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, and forgiveness...Your House Will Pay has got it all"

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In 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. Protests and vigils are being staged all over the city. It’s in this dangerous tinderbox that two families must finally confront their pasts…

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