Review: Inheritance by Jane Park
Inheritance by Jane Park Toronto: House of Anansi Press , 2026 I'm happy to share my review of Canadian Korean author Jane Park's debut novel today! I enjoyed every page and I hope it's a book you'll consider picking up. My review was originally published in The British Columbia Review on July 9, 2026 and you can read it here. *** It’s a wonderful reading experience to pick up a debut novel and find both sophisticated writing and a satisfying story. Jane Park is a second-generation Korean Canadian writer and current UBC MFA student; Inheritance is her first novel. With that said, on her website she notes writing a book when she was ten, so this is technically her second attempt! If you’re looking for an absorbing book that reads quickly but doesn’t sacrifice serious themes and character depth, this may be the book for you. Inheritance plays out over two time periods. Over roughly 10 years in the late ’80s to mid-’90s, we meet Anne Kim, an Edmonton-born ...
