{"product_id":"honey-in-the-wound-by-jiyoung-han","title":"Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice compels the truth from any tongue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA granddaughter divines secrets in others' dreams. Spanning 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. With 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublication: 16 Apr 2026, Bonnier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786587312\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 400 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56898208956798,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781786587312.jpg?v=1770379589","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/honey-in-the-wound-by-jiyoung-han","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}