The Devoted
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Publishing:4th Jun '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 4th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
the breathtaking debut of 2026
‘Haunting … instantly transportive’ FRANCES CHA
‘Beautiful, devastating … a stunning debut’ CHRISTIE WATSON
‘A thrilling, mesmerising tale of destiny and betrayal’ CECILE PIN
A stunning, page-turning love story of family and fate from the author of the acclaimed memoir, Inferno.
I made my plan. I would be the north stars: the decider of fate, of what was to come.
Eunha grows up in a quiet village in Hong Kong with little knowledge of the reputation of her father, a Dragon Head and leader of a criminal organisation infamous in the city. While her grandmother does her best to shield her from the violence that underpins their lives, Eunha only has her brother Solomon and their one permitted companion, a boy named Kai, for company.
But when Eunha marries into a supposedly respectable Hong Kong family, the veneer of her quiet life begins to crack. When her young son is kidnapped, she is cast back into the city’s criminal underground and into the orbit of Kai, now a Dragon Head himself. In this world love and loyalty are stalked by fear and betrayal. Will Eunha finally give in to the life she has strived so hard to rise above or was her future always fated?
The Devoted is a beautifully written, unforgettable debut novel of love, family and betrayal from an electric new voice in fiction.
‘I couldn’t put The Devoted down … a novel that seethes in the best way’ ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN, author of Starling Days
Praise for The Devoted:
‘Beautifully sinister, haunting, and instantly transportive … I loved the desire and the danger that pulsed throughout’ Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face
‘A beautiful, devastating story of love and loss. A stunning debut’ Christie Watson, author of Moral Injuries
‘I couldn’t put The Devoted down. Catherine Cho has written a novel that seethes in the best way. A thrilling exploration of love, isolation, family and the weight of growing up’ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days
‘A thrilling, mesmerising tale of destiny and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the last page. I raced through it’ Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls
‘In page-turning prose, Cho conjures the pain of love and loss and the tense atmosphere of Hong Kong’s underworld’ Bookseller
Praise for Inferno:
‘A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family’ Nigella Lawson
‘A fierce, brave, glittering book that charts with unflinching honesty the shift from one reality to another and the family ghosts that – without always knowing it – we all carry’ Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
‘Compelling and exquisitely written. Cho's eye-opening memoir took me into a world I knew nothing about … Exceptional’ Ruth Jones, author of Love Untold
‘Cho's intense, poignant book exists in a category of its own’ iPaper
‘Cho weaves fractured memoir with Korean history and culture in a raw exploration of mental illness’ Observer
‘Beautifully written … A highly accomplished memoir. Cho deftly weaves the strands of her experience to create something striking and original’ Cathy Rentzenbrink in The Times
‘Completely devastating … written in luminous, spiraling prose’ Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters
ISBN: 9780008763282
Dimensions: 222mm x 141mm x 21mm
Weight: 270g
368 pages