{"product_id":"honey-in-the-wound-by-jiyoung-han","title":"Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-8bb124df-7fff-d333-1762-f9b350f36843\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOVERVIEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-keynote\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning ninety years as one family of gifted Korean women's lives are upended under Japanese imperialism, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoney in the Wound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a powerful and sweeping debut novel for fans of \u003ci\u003ePachinko \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others' dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning ninety years as one family is displaced across Asia, this novel follows Young-Ja, who finds herself struggling to survive after her family is killed by Japanese soldiers. The magical gift that once brought her joy - the ability to infuse her cooking with her feelings: love, peace, delight - transforms into something more powerful as her sorrow and anger seeps into her confections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her talent is noticed by a Korean resistance fighter, she's taken to Manchuria where she becomes enmeshed in a network of spies at a teahouse favoured by Japanese officials. Haunted at every turn by the spectre of Japanese soldiers, she endures horrors and brutality at the hands of the Imperial Army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith spellbinding inter-generational sweep and atmospheric magical realism, \u003ci\u003eHoney in the Wound\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways colonialism forces one family to transform, and ultimately survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAuthor: Jiyoung Han\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eRelease Date: 28 April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eImprint: \u003cspan\u003eManilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eISBN: 9781786587329\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH - Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47594749788316,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/6083\/7020\/files\/9781786587329.jpg?v=1789374985","url":"https:\/\/astoriacanberra.com.au\/products\/honey-in-the-wound-by-jiyoung-han","provider":"Astoria Romance \u0026 Fantasy Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}