What would you sacrifice for a different life? When you emigrate, you leave a version of yourself behind. Literally. One instance crosses the border; the other instance stays trapped behind it. Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, synchronize their lives and minds in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Other instances, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at age ten and never speak to their other selves again. With a life of her own in New York, Rose never imagined shed return to Korea. Then her grandfather dies and Soyoung, her Korean instance, summons her home for the funeral. But Soyoungs motives arent as innocent as Rose imagined, and the consequences of Roses return to Seoul will change her forever. Sublimation is a story of doppelgngers and corporate intrigue, heartbreak and betrayal. Nebula Award-winning author Isabel J. Kim has written an immigrant tale like no other, capturing the longing for another life and twisting it into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. One of the best debuts of the year.
