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Honey in the Wound : A Novel.
'Honey in the Wound' is a debut novel that follows generations of gifted Korean women as they confront the brutality of the Japanese empire and its legacy, wielding their special abilities in small acts of resistance.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668202166
- Physical Description: 320 pages ; 2 x 15 cm
- Publisher: Canada : Avid Reader / Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | FICTION FICTION / Magical Realism FICTION / Women |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- Simon and Schuster
A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.
A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A motherâs voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in othersâ dreams. These women are all of one lineageâa Korean family split across decades and borders by Japanese imperialism.
At this sagaâs heart is Young-Ja, a girl who infuses food with her emotions. She revels in her gift for cooking, nourishing the people she loves with her cheerfulness. But her sunny childhood comes to an end in 1931 when Japanese soldiers crush her familyâs defiance against the Empire. Young-Ja is cast adrift, her food turning increasingly bitter with grief. When a Korean rebel fighter notices her talents, however, she is whisked off to Manchuria to join a secretive sisterhood of beautiful teahouse spies. There, Young-Ja finds a new sense of belonging and starts using her abilities for the resistance. But the Imperial Army is not yet finished with herâ¦
Decades later, Young-Ja lives alone in Seoul, withdrawn from the world until her Tokyo-born granddaughter Rinako bursts into her life with the ability to see into dreams. In cultivating a tentative bond, they confront the long-buried past in a stunning emotional climax.
As an unforgettable family perseveres in the long shadow of colonialism, Honey in the Wound transports readers to mountain forests where tiger-girls stalk, to Manchurian teahouses and opium dens where charming smiles veil secrets, and to the modern metropolises of Tokyo and Seoul where restless ghosts stir. This debut novel is a tender yet powerful multi-generational drama that shines light onto the twentieth centuryâs darkest corners and gives voice to those who bore witness.
