{"product_id":"plant-lady","title":"Plant Lady","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Somehow gentle yet full of quiet rage, \n\u003ci\u003ePlant Lady \u003c\/i\u003eis sparse, haunting and timely, but above all, it's compulsively readable. I tore through it, cheering for Yoohee the entire way.\"--Parini Shroff, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bandit Queens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A woman abandons her office job to open a nursery that sells more than plants in Korean journalist Kang's brilliant debut...Smoothly translated by Tan, Kang's prose is both propulsive and plainspoken, and glimpses of Yoohee's past lend the narrative significant emotional depth. The result is an exquisite ode to female rage.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"This atmospheric, twisty, and darkly humorous novel has a strong message about men's abuse of women. Readers of relationship fiction will be cheering for Yoohee and her plants.\"--Booklist, starred review \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] thoroughly entertaining, admittedly chilling, distinctly satisfying novel...With astute clarity and poignant empathy...Kang powerfully presents a well-deserved antidote to male violence.\"--Shelf Awarenes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMinyoung Kang \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and editor-in-chief of film magazine \n\u003ci\u003eCAST\u003c\/i\u003e. Her publications include the novel \n\u003ci\u003eDon't Let me Freeze Up, Please\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collection \n\u003ci\u003eRide a Bicycle and Keep Going\u003c\/i\u003e. She also publishes short stories on the popular Korean e-book platform RIDIBooks. She lives in South Korea. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShanna Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator working from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling \n\u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e by Hwang Bo-reum. Born and raised in Singapore, she is currently spending some time in Bangkok.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the surface of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker.... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWill you dare to disrespect her plants?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTucked away in the corner of a neighborhood in Dosan, South Korea, is the Plant Shop. Shop owner Yoohee has started anew, and her meticulously grown foliage thrives under her tender care. To both her customers and herself, Plant Shop is a refuge, where petunias and marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy day, Yoohee dispenses advice on gardening, but she also finds herself offering a special service off the clock. Women who are at their wits' end come to her about a man they hope might disappear from their lives. Pulling extra hours is taxing, but Yoohee has encountered--and dealt with--these kind of men in her own life, men who treated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect. So as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and disappears into her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day, but also the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate encounters. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs men begin to disappear...will anyone ever suspect the Plant Lady? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA highly acclaimed novel from South Korea, \n\u003ci\u003ePlant Lady \u003c\/i\u003ebrings atmospheric tension and delicate humor to a story of obsession and misogyny that will keep you rooted right to its simmering last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9798217187577, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 112 (EAN 9798217187577, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217187577, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217187577, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496237236502,"sku":"9798217187577","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217187577.jpg?v=1783057846","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/plant-lady","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}