The Trunk: The satirical feminist thriller from the Korean bestseller, soon to be a Major Netflix K-drama

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**SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX TV SERIES, STARRING GONG YU AND SEO HYUN-JIN **Read the gripping international feminist satire for fans of KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982, CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and YELLOWFACE.‘So this is the world we live in, where even spouses can be rented’Meet Noh Inji: thirty years old, five wedding rings so far, and she’s never once been in love.When Inji takes a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service, she never imagines her role will be with NM, their secretive marriage division that rents out ‘field spouses’ for a fixed period to their elite clientele. Just like a real marriage, Inji’s assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a spot of housework. It’s all tailored exactly to the client’s desires - no legal battles, no fights, no emotional baggage.In no way is Inji interested in finding real love, because accidents happen when you mistakenly assume that you are somehow special.When one of Inji’s old husbands, a mysterious high-profile music producer, requests her back for another year of marriage, Inji’s own dark past will begin to unravel – as well as the sinister underbelly of the NM management, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputation - and that of their wealthiest clients …Readers love THE TRUNK!!!:‘It enraged me, it made me laugh, it was everything’‘Intriguing and gripping’‘Unique and intriguing and perfect for fans of Kim Jiyoung, born 1982’‘Absorbing and consistently fascinating’‘Really interesting book full of social commentary, rich characters … I had vibes of The Handmaid's Tale meets Convenience Store Woman’___________
Copyright:
2024

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ISBN-13:
9781529949360
Related ISBNs:
9781529949353, 9781529954531
Publisher:
Transworld
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Copyrighted By:
Kim Ryeo-ryeong
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Parenting and Family
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Bookshare Staff
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