★Korean major bookstores' readers give it nearly full marks!

★Lirang Hyun, a promising Korean writer, has released her latest work! Her previous work, "Lemonade Grandma," tells the story of a demented elderly woman who acts as a detective to uncover the secrets of a nursing home. This unique concept led to the book's rapid sale of film and television adaptation rights and its translation and publication in Indonesia, Thailand, and other places.

★A real estate-themed thriller novel, told from a female perspective, focuses on the chaos in the real estate market, vividly depicting the greed surrounding real estate and delicately portraying the pain and struggle of people who lose themselves in real estate.

★The book also portrays those who have lost their homes due to the real estate market, wander the streets, collect passwords of vacant houses, and live in empty homes, as well as neighbors who fight with each other due to the omnipotence of real estate.

"Yes, so what if it's a gambling table. If it's a gambling table where 99 out of 100 people can make money, even if one person loses, it should be acceptable, right? I just need to be one of those 99 people." — Excerpt from the text.

"There is no other way to make money in this country except through real estate. Especially apartments." — Excerpt from the text.

"Caged Bird's Home" vividly depicts the 21st-century Korean real estate market, with irregularities such as single-family home replacement, price difference investment, and full-rent fraud. It tells the stories of people who are trapped and lose themselves due to their intense desire for real estate. The story is set in an old city called "Transcendence City," in an old apartment building that is about to be rebuilt. This place has witnessed ghostly disturbances, suicide incidents, and animal abuse, among other horrific events. An ordinary housewife, Eun-joo, in order to protect her home's value, starts investigating these terrifying events with a kind of obsession.

Eun-joo moves to the suburbs of Transcendence City with her children before her husband is assigned to work in Seoul. However, she is troubled daily by the cramped living space and tight financial situation. When she learns that her old friend Hui-kyung has made a lot of money through real estate investment, Eun-joo also starts to borrow money to buy several properties, thus getting caught up in the whirlpool of the real estate market.

Unfortunately, the apartment building she purchased first experienced a suicide incident, followed by ghostly disturbances. Despite this, everyone chose to remain silent for fear that the housing prices would drop. Finally, when a terrible murder occurs, in order to protect the housing prices, Eun-joo decides to personally get involved in solving the case. When "living" becomes "buying a house," home turns into hell. Whether Eun-joo can escape from the hell called Korean real estate remains an open question.

Lirang Hyun
She is interested in female narratives and Korean mythology, mainly writing online novels and genre literature. Her published works include a romantic fantasy novel based on Korean mythology called "Divine Change," a modern romance novel "Narrow Mind," and a realistic satire novel "Lemonade Grandma." "Lemonade Grandma" was selected as the Brilliant Tales G Annual Work in 2019.