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The Trunk

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Now a major Netflix Series, the Korean feminist satire by the award-winning, bestselling author, Kim Ryeo-ryeong. NOW 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.... Read More
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The Trunk

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Now a major Netflix Series, the Korean feminist satire by the award-winning, bestselling author, Kim Ryeo-ryeong.

NOW 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 Injiβ€”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 desiresβ€”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 unravelβ€”as well as the sinister underbelly of the NM management, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputationβ€”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.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529949353

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Doubleday

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 264g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Kim Ryeo-ryeong was born in 1971 and studied creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She received the Munhak Dongne Children's Literature Prize in 2007 for A Seahorse Lives in My Heart, the Ma Hae-song Literary Award in 2007 for The Child Who Brought Memory, and the Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction in 2007 for Wandeuk (published by Changbi). She lives near Seoul. The Trunk is the inspiration for a high-profile Korean TV series to be streamed on Netflix this autumn, directed by Kim Kyu-Tae, starring Seo Hyun-li and Gong Yu.

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