Honey in the Wound

Beschreibung

The bestselling debut novel for fans of PACHINKO and HOMEGOING<BR><BR>'A rich, sweeping novel' EMMA NANAMI STRENNER<BR>'Spellbinding' KARISSA CHEN<BR>'A fierce and mythic family saga' SILVIA PARK<BR><BR>Honey in the Wound follows a mysteriously gifted lineage of Korean women as they are displaced across Asia by Japanese imperialism. At this novel's heart is Young-Ja, whose family is killed by Japanese soldiers.

Her magical gift - the ability to infuse her cooking with her feelings: love, peace, delight - shifts into something far more powerful as her sorrow and anger seep into her confections.<BR><BR>When her talent is noticed by a Korean resistance fighter, she is taken to Manchuria and becomes enmeshed in a network of spies at a teahouse favoured by Japanese officials. Haunted at every turn by the spectre of Japanese soldiers, Young-Ja must learn to persevere, even against the brutality of the Imperial Army.<BR><BR>Spanning the 20th century, with spellbinding intergenerational sweep and atmospheric magical realism, Honey in the Wound explores the ways colonialism forces one family to transform and ultimately survive.<BR><BR>***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE ***<BR><BR>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:<BR>'This novel swept me off my feet'<BR>'I will NEVER forget it'<BR>'One of the most powerful reads I've ever stumbled upon'<BR>'It will bring out every emotion you have'<BR>'A breathtaking debut, rich, emotional, and steeped in myth and history'<BR>'What Jiyoung Han has done here is nothing short of a multi-generational feminist epic'

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