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''Dreamy, immersive and evocative'' TLS

''Darkly beautiful'' Frances Cha

''Strange and gripping'' Guardian

San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul''s bustling city centre.

Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea.

But over the course of one summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash co-worker, aggressive customers and an enigmatic magazine photographer. Fuelled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she dares, briefly, to dream of connection in an unforgiving world.

Translated by Anton Hur

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/14/2024
      ISBN13: 9781474623568, 978-1474623568
      ISBN10: 1474623565
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Dreamy, immersive and evocative'' TLS

      ''Darkly beautiful'' Frances Cha

      ''Strange and gripping'' Guardian

      San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul''s bustling city centre.

      Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea.

      But over the course of one summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash co-worker, aggressive customers and an enigmatic magazine photographer. Fuelled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she dares, briefly, to dream of connection in an unforgiving world.

      Translated by Anton Hur

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