American
Catherine Cho is a Korean American writer. Her first book, Inferno (2020), is a memoir about postpartum psychosis, which she experienced after the birth of her son, and about her family history and her marriage. It was a Sunday Times bestseller and was widely reviewed in the United States and the United Kingdom. Before writing, Cho worked as a lawyer. She lives in London. The Devoted, her debut novel, is set in modern-day Hong Kong and follows a Korean woman drawn into the world of the Triads. With Inferno and The Devoted, Cho writes about family, motherhood and the pressures of belonging to two cultures.