{"product_id":"honey-in-the-wound","title":"Honey in the Wound","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;A powerful, unforgettable debut novel for fans of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;PACHINKO \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;HOMEGOING\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Spellbinding. Jiyoung Han deftly weaves magical realism into a devastating account of the Japanese Imperial Army's brutality in the early 20th century' KARISSA CHEN\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Spanning the 20th century, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Honey in the Wound\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;With spellbinding intergenerational sweep and atmospheric magical realism, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Honey in the Wound\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; explores the ways colonialism forces one family to transform and ultimately survive.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;***\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'This novel swept me off my feet'\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'I will NEVER forget it'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'One of the most powerful reads I've ever stumbled upon'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'It will bring out every emotion you have'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A breathtaking debut, rich, emotional, and steeped in myth and history'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'What Jiyoung Han has done here is nothing short of a multi-generational feminist epic'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487827894645,"sku":"9781786587312","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786587312.jpg?v=1786355051","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/honey-in-the-wound","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}