{"product_id":"9781035434435-behind-five-willows","title":"Behind Five Willows","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Austen reimagined in Korea - from the NYT bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e A Crane Among Wolves \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Red Palace \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a historical romance set in the Joseon dynasty about forbidden books and those willing to risk their lives for their craft and each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Crane Among Wolves \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the dutiful second daughter of a poor family, \u003cb\u003eHaewon\u003c\/b\u003e is expected to marry well. Instead, amid harsh censorship and rampant book bans, she secretly works as an illegal book transcriber - dangerous work she loves, especially when copying the writings of her favorite author, the elusive Black Lotus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her older sister begins courting a wealthy young man, Haewon is dragged along as chaperone - forced to endure the company of his arrogant, insufferable best friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the only son of a noble, \u003cb\u003eSeojun\u003c\/b\u003e is expected to embody wealth, status, and propriety. No one can know that he secretly writes fiction - or that the only thing keeping him going under pressure from his overbearing father are the warm, insightful letters from his transcriber, 'Magpie'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when his best friend falls for a girl far below their social rank, Seojun must join their chaperoned outings - alongside her sharp-tongued younger sister. Yet the more time Seojun and Haewon spend together, the more they realize how wrong their first impressions were .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eBEHIND FIVE WILLOWS\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I genuinely think that this book will be my favourite read of the year'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was hooked from the beginning'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved every second of this suspense and romance'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'June Hur has done it again, and I do not know what to do with my life after reading yet another masterpiece. I found myself flying through the pages, constantly wanting more. NEEDING more!'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585109012854,"sku":"9781035434435","price":19.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37712233_3790a6ad-9b53-4332-a0b3-03552a08257a.jpg?v=1762421328","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035434435-behind-five-willows","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}