{"product_id":"9780241986356-if-i-had-your-face","title":"If I Had Your Face","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping'  Curtis Sittenfeld * 'Electrifying'  Taylor Jenkins Reid * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable'  Kevin Kwan * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times * \u003c\/i\u003e'Brilliant' Pandora Sykes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are balancing on a razor's edge:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyuri,\u003c\/b\u003e a beautiful 'room salon' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiho,\u003c\/b\u003e an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAra,\u003c\/b\u003e a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonna,\u003c\/b\u003e their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she can't afford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul,\u003ci\u003e If I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience and the solace that friendship can provide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cha's writing always crackles . Touching, compelling and icily cool'  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating, eye-opening, compelling - like the film \u003ci\u003eParasite\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e If I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e is also an exposé of the class system in South Korea'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely stunning. Assured, bold, and electrifying'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTaylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of DAISY JONES \u0026amp; THE SIX and MALIBU RISING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the buzziest debuts of the year, \u003ci\u003eIf I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e transports readers to glittering, futuristic Seoul. Essential reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Culturally fascinating, emotionally layered, gripping and smart'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCurtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glittering, engrossing' Helen Oyeyemi, author of GINGERBREAD\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable, brilliantly crafted and devastatingly exquisite' Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I finished it in two sittings, have re-read it twice since and I'd still happily read it again - it's a serious contender for one of my favourite books ever.' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39496920367201,"sku":"9780241986356","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32236598.jpg?v=1737102509","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241986356-if-i-had-your-face","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}