{"product_id":"9781925322019","title":"Familiar Things","description":"Author: Sok-Yong, Hwang\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925322019\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 May 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVibrant and enchanting, \u003ci\u003eFamiliar Things\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a society on the edge of dizzying economic and social change, and is a haunting reminder to us all to be careful of what we throw away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeoul. On the outskirts of South Korea's glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called Flower Island. Populated by those driven from the city by poverty, is it here that 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive, following his father's internment in a 're-education camp'\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAs Bugeye and his mother settle in to living among the strange folk of Flower Island, they build themselves a shack and begin earning a living weeding recyclables out of the vast piles of refuse brought in daily from the city. But then Bugeye begins to notice mysterious lights around the landfill at night - and as spring comes to the garbage mountain, a danger that has lain dormant begins to surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVibrant and enchanting, \u003ci\u003eFamiliar Things\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a society on the edge of dizzying economic and social change, and is a haunting reminder to us all to be careful of what we throw away.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171403411614,"sku":"UBD-9781925322019","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925322019.jpg?v=1787220450","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925322019","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}