{"product_id":"teddy-bears-never-die","title":"Teddy Bears Never Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The perfect mix of horror and heart' - \u003cb\u003eKylie Lee Baker, author of BAT EATER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A grotesque, hilarious and heart-felt romp' - \u003cb\u003eBitter Karella, author of MOONFLOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ~ ~ ~\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe horrormance genre mash-up you've been waiting for - from the award-winning Korean author Cho Yeeun comes a new novel where a young girl and a teddy bear team up to enact revenge!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA poisoned city - A grieving daughter - A boy trapped in a bear's body.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When the fledgling coastal town of Yamu is rocked by a mass-poisoning attack at The Seaview Parc, the luxury high-rise meant to revitalise the city, Hwayoung is one of many who lost family members. Except, she has never believed that her mother was poisoned. Now, fuelled by grief and a desire for revenge, Hwayoung spends her time hustling to save every penny and bring those responsible to justice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Across town, Doha wakes up in a teddy bear and realizes something sinister has taken his body. When fate brings Hwayoung and Doha together, the two team up for a revenge quest that will shake the city's shiny façade to its rotten core.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis time, revenge is not just personal - it's supernatural.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e** Translated from the Korean by Sung Ryu **\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e More praise for TEDDY BEARS NEVER DIE:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Cho Yeeun's ability to balance sheer bloody wackiness with genuinely touching moments of friendship against all odds is absolutely singular' - \u003cb\u003eMegan Bontrager, author of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A savagely entertaining revenge tale that charges forward on a knife's edge, \u003ci\u003eTeddy Bears Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e pairs brutal social satire with a charming yet tragic supernatural companion. Elevated by Sung Ryu's sure-footed translation, Cho Yeeun infuses her signature dark, grotesque imagination into Korea's sense of \u003ci\u003ehan\u003c\/i\u003e to tell a story about violence that festers under unresolved injustice.' - \u003cb\u003eJinwoo Park, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOXFORD SOJU CLUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This book made sense to me. It feels really weird to say this but in an extremely unhinged way, everything made sense. I know this world. Some of it is actually bits and pieces of my own life and the rest is everything I've only dreamed of. Cho Yeeun is amazing. Insanely amazing. I hope she'd kill them all. Literally and figuratively. Mostly literally.' - \u003cb\u003eBora Chung, author of THE MIDNIGHT TIMETABLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eTeddy Bears Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e is the epitome of Cho Yeeun's hallmark style of combining fantastical genre-based storytelling with keen insight into contemporary social issues, aided this time by Sung Ryu, the finest Korean translator in the world.' -\u003cb\u003eAnton Hur, author of TOWARD ETERNITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Teddy Bears Never Die","offer_id":45943843913925,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0354-3125-0.jpg?v=1773008485","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/teddy-bears-never-die","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}