{"product_id":"minbak","title":"Minbak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe night the baby without a surname was born, the army rolled into his mother's town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncheon, South Korea, 1985.\u003c\/b\u003e The country is revolting against a dictatorship, but in the local boarding-house, the chaos inside is only just beginning. When Hana is pulled from school to work in her family's minbak, all she wants is to escape her small town. When she finally does, she leaves as an exile, a ruin, or a martyr, depending on who you ask. Her mother Youngia is left behind with the torment of both of their decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLondon, 2008.\u003c\/b\u003e Ada knows little about her mother, Hana. When tragedy hits, Hana has no choice but to move her daughter and ailing mother into a single room and turn the rest of their home into a minbak. As the past collides with the present, Ada is determined to unearth her mother's secrets. But her obsession will lead to a discovery that unravels not just her family's dark past, but that of an entire country's.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Korea's industrial estates to London's suburbs, the three women cross continents and generations to find truth, forgiveness and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eHad me utterly engrossed\u003c\/b\u003e. An incredible story of love, conflict and heartbreak.' Rosie Price\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Lyrical and devastating\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinbak\u003c\/i\u003e is a flawless meditation on memory, love and misunderstanding.' Ella King\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e and precise novel by a writer of great skill' Nicola Dinan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eMinba\u003c\/i\u003ek aches with the unspeakable nature of loss. \u003cb\u003eDeeply moving and graceful\u003c\/b\u003e, it shines light on a secret slice of Korea's history, gradually unveiling the secrets that bind - and divide - three generations' Silvia Park\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Minbak","offer_id":45404954624197,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78730-369-0.jpg?v=1764198924","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/minbak","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}