{"product_id":"honey-in-the-wound-9781786587312","title":"Honey in the Wound : The bestselling magical, epic tale set over a century of Korean history - shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others' dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith spellbinding inter-generational sweep and atmospheric magical realism, Honey in the Wound explores the ways colonialism forces one family to transform, and ultimately survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jiyoung Han\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Myth \u0026amp; legend told as fiction, Historical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 Apr 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jiyoung Han","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320528150906,"sku":"9781786587312","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781786587312.jpg?v=1790656369","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/honey-in-the-wound-9781786587312","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}