On Tour 08/21/25-09/25/25 “The Lives Of Others” by Ellen Won Steil

Release Date: August 26, 2025

About The Book:

After ten hectic years in Seoul, burned-out expat Radley Asher is promised a change—working the fall season at an apple farm in idyllic Fox Isle, Maine. Hoping for solitude, Radley is instead welcomed by the effusive Clark family as one of their own. A loner like Radley finds it almost disarming.

But what’s not to like? Beau and Livia are doting parents, and their three children are absolute delights. Still, Radley prefers to keep her distance and just watch the lives of the Clarks unfold from her window. For Radley, as she’s pulled deeper into the family dynamics, watching becomes an obsession.

Then one night the orchard is set ablaze and the family is thrown into chaos. Who would do such a terrible thing? When one of the Clark children suddenly goes missing, the veneer of the perfect family is set to shatter. And in the aftermath, too many secrets stand to be exposed—including Radley’s.

About The Author:

Ellen Won Steil is the bestselling author of The Lives Of Others, Becoming Marlow Fin, and Fortune. She grew up in Iowa in a Korean American family and earned her BA in journalism from Drake University and law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and two young sons. Ellen believes most good stories have at least a hint of darkness. For more information, visit www.ewsteil.com.

Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellensteil

Threads: @ellensteil

Book Blurbs:

“An emotionally layered meditation on motherhood, guilt, and grief, The Lives of Others is at once a life-affirming family drama and a suspenseful story filled with shocking secrets.” –K.T. Nguyen, author of You Know What You Did

“Full of lush prose and long held secrets, The Lives of Others is a searing psychological tale and a thoughtful exploration of motherhood that builds to the very last twist.”-Jen Marie Wiggins, author of The Good Bride

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