Honey in the wound
Han, Jiyoung2026
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A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others' dreams. Spanning 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. When 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.
Main title:
Honey in the wound / Jiyoung Han.
Author:
Han, Jiyoung, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Manilla, 2026.
Collation:
320 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781786587312 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4255827