If I Had Your Face

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'Gripping' Curtis Sittenfeld * 'Electrifying' Taylor Jenkins Reid * 'Remarkable' Kevin Kwan * 'Stunning' Sunday Times * 'Brilliant' Pandora Sykes <br><br>In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are balancing on a razor's edge:<br><br>Kyuri, a beautiful 'room salon' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours.<br>Miho, an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite.<br>Ara, a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes.<br>Wonna, their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she can't afford.<br><br>Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul, If I Had Your Face is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience and the solace that friendship can provide.<br><br>'Cha's writing always crackles . . . Touching, compelling and icily cool' Observer<br><br>'Fascinating, eye-opening, compelling - like the film Parasite, If I Had Your Face is also an exposé of the class system in South Korea' Independent<br>'Absolutely stunning. . . Assured, bold, and electrifying' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of DAISY JONES &amp; THE SIX and MALIBU RISING<br>'One of the buzziest debuts of the year, If I Had Your Face transports readers to glittering, futuristic Seoul... Essential reading' Vogue<br><br>'Culturally fascinating, emotionally layered, gripping and smart' Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE <br><br>'Glittering, engrossing' Helen Oyeyemi, author of GINGERBREAD <br><br>'Remarkable, brilliantly crafted and devastatingly exquisite' Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS<br><br>'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.' Red<br>LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2021

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241986356

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 127 x 19 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)