{"product_id":"shokos-smile","title":"Shoko's Smile","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In 'A Song from Afar', a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In 'Secret', the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson - writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience - Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61120214434126,"sku":"9781529376043","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781529376043.jpg?v=1791451860","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/shokos-smile","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}