{"product_id":"violets-kyung-sook-shin-9781474623551","title":"Violets","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Mesmerising, dreamlike and prescient in its sharpness and attentiveness to the dynamics between women and the male and female gaze' Sharlene Teo, author of PONTI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Darkly beautiful, VIOLETS explores the toll of abandonment and relentless marginalisation' Frances Cha, author of IF I HAD YOUR FACE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A subtle, deep, unique work of true literature' Defne Suman, author of THE SIELNCE OF SCHEHERAZADE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe join San in 1970s rural South Korea, a young girl ostracised from her community. She meets a girl called Namae, and they become friends until one afternoon changes everything. Following a moment of physical intimacy in a minari field, Namae violently rejects San, setting her on a troubling path of quashed desire and isolation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe next meet San, aged twenty-two, as she starts a job in a flower shop. There, we are introduced to a colourful cast of characters, including the shop's mute owner, the other florist Su-ae, and the customers that include a sexually aggressive businessman and a photographer, who San develops an obsession for. Throughout, San's moment with Namae lingers in the back of her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA story of desire and violence about a young woman who everyone forgot, VIOLETS is a captivating and sensual read, full of tragedy and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[VIOLETS] binds a spell around the reader until the very end\" Park Wanseo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I always find myself acting out the main character in my mind when I read Kyung-Sook Shin's novels. Reading VIOLETS is like she's writing a script written perfectly for me\" Doona Bae, actor (Netflix's SENSE8, CLOUD ATLAS)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The story of thwarted desires and the isolated individuals that harbor them... clean prose filled with Shin's trademark rich descriptions\" Korea Economic Daily\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyung-Sook Shin","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43176865628403,"sku":"9781474623551","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781474623551.jpg?v=1662090303","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/violets-kyung-sook-shin-9781474623551","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}