{"product_id":"9781035434398","title":"Behind Five Willows","description":"Author: June Hur\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035434398\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind Five Willows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an\u003cb\u003e instant classic \u003c\/b\u003eand a book that I will cherish for a very long time.' - \u003ci\u003eAXIE OH, author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea and The Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 favourite author, the elusive Black Lotus.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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'.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 . . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857162387614,"sku":"ADS-9781035434398","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035434398.jpg?v=1781482250","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035434398","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}