{"product_id":"9781474623568","title":"Violets","description":"Author: Kyung-Sook Shin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474623568\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dreamy, immersive and evocative' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Darkly beautiful' Frances Cha\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Strange and gripping' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSan is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul's bustling city centre.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut over the course of one summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash co-worker, aggressive customers and an enigmatic magazine photographer. Fuelled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she dares, briefly, to dream of connection in an unforgiving world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Anton Hur\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375459160222,"sku":"ADS-9781474623568","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474623568.jpg?v=1767671176","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474623568","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}