{"product_id":"if-i-had-your-face-frances-cha","title":"If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping'  Curtis Sittenfeld * 'Electrifying'  Taylor Jenkins Reid * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable'  Kevin Kwan * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times * \u003c\/i\u003e'Brilliant' Pandora Sykes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are balancing on a razor's edge:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyuri,\u003c\/b\u003e a beautiful 'room salon' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiho,\u003c\/b\u003e an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAra,\u003c\/b\u003e a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonna,\u003c\/b\u003e their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she can't afford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul,\u003ci\u003e If I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience and the solace that friendship can provide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cha's writing always crackles . . . Touching, compelling and icily cool'  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating, eye-opening, compelling - like the film \u003ci\u003eParasite\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e If I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e is also an exposé of the class system in South Korea'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely stunning. . . Assured, bold, and electrifying'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTaylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of DAISY JONES \u0026amp; THE SIX and MALIBU RISING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the buzziest debuts of the year, \u003ci\u003eIf I Had Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e transports readers to glittering, futuristic Seoul... Essential reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Culturally fascinating, emotionally layered, gripping and smart'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCurtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glittering, engrossing' Helen Oyeyemi, author of GINGERBREAD\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable, brilliantly crafted and devastatingly exquisite' Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I finished it in two sittings, have re-read it twice since and I'd still happily read it again - it's a serious contender for one of my favourite books ever.' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrances Cha \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Columbia MFA program, and a former travel \u0026amp; culture reporter for CNN in Seoul. She currently lives in New York City with her family.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65805644235101,"sku":"K089065857","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8906585700001A.jpg?v=1788468613","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/if-i-had-your-face-frances-cha","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}