[K-LIT REVIEW] 'Two Women Living Together' redraws boundaries of family

Let’s begin with the clarifications. No, the two women are not in a romantic relationship. No, they are not renting an apartment together. They pooled their resources and jointly bought a place. In other words, their living arrangement is not a temporary solution but a stable, long-term commitment. These two women have, in defiance of societal and institutional norms, chosen to live together not just as roommates or friends, but as one unit — a family. Meet Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo, authors of the memoir “Two Women Living Together,” recently translated into English by Gene Png. Single, in their 40s and “mothers” to four cats, they had both lived alone for years. When they bonded over shared interests, trips to the movies and boozy late-night chats, both were sick of doing everything by themselves and craving companionship. They also had one other thing in common: a firm conviction that marriage was not for them. They enjoyed singlehood too much to force themselves into glass slippers just as a cure for loneliness. Realizing that they could be the solution to each other’s

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