{"product_id":"honey-in-the-wound","title":"Honey in the Wound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoney in the Wound follows a mysteriously gifted lineage of Korean women as they are displaced across Asia by Japanese imperialism. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this novel's heart is Young-Ja, whose family is killed by Japanese soldiers. Her magical gift - the ability to infuse her cooking with her feelings: love, peace, delight - shifts into something far more powerful as her sorrow and anger seep into her confections. When her talent is noticed by a Korean resistance fighter, she is taken to Manchuria and becomes enmeshed in a network of spies at a teahouse favoured by Japanese officials. Haunted at every turn by the spectre of Japanese soldiers, Young-Ja must learn to persevere, even against the brutality of the Imperial Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the 20th century, with spellbinding intergenerational sweep and atmospheric magical realism, Honey in the Wound explores the ways colonialism forces one family to transform and ultimately survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=author:Jiyoung+Han\"\u003eJiyoung Han\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jiyoung Han","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48106542858403,"sku":"9781786587329","price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9781786587329.jpg?v=1789065617","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/honey-in-the-wound","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}