{"product_id":"9781840919110","title":"The Crustacean","description":"Author: Jang Jinyeong\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781840919110\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Octopus\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTHE CRUSTACEAN\u003c\/i\u003e isn't a novel, it's an obsession . . . I would kill and die for this book' ALISSA NUTTING, author of \u003ci\u003eTAMPA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMY DARK VANESSA\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eEARTHLINGS\u003c\/i\u003e. A truly unique gut-punch of a read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlice Slater,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eDEATH OF A BOOKSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When I was 13 I knew \u003cb\u003enothing \u003c\/b\u003eabout \u003cb\u003eanything\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI only cared about love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the older man, who I thought I fell in love with, never told me he was divorced.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI made that up on my own.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChichirim is an ordinary, misunderstood, lonely schoolgirl. She's also in possession of a \u003ci\u003eterrible\u003c\/i\u003e secret.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e                                                           Her dad is worse than useless. And her mum spends all her days tattooing thick ugly eyebrows on old women.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer sister hates them so much she wishes they were dead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChichirim does bad things at school. And still, no one cares.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil, one day, an older man picks her up on the side of the road.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe tells her she is pretty.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer tells her what to do.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderneath her hard outer shell, her softness is being exploited and destroyed by the people she trusts the most.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I want to come back as a crab. A crab's skin is made of bone and the flesh is inside the bone. But we're the opposite. We have bone inside flesh.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE CRUSTACEAN \u003c\/i\u003eis an intricately crafted novella exploring memory, exploitation, and the lasting effects of adult abuse and betrayal, for readers of \u003ci\u003eMY DARK VANESSA \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTAMPA\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68000807682206,"sku":"ADS-9781840919110","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781840919110.jpg?v=1794448344","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781840919110","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}