{"product_id":"behind-five-willows","title":"Behind Five Willows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Crane Among Wolves \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the dutiful second-eldest daughter of a poor family, society would have Haewon believe that her only hope of a decent life is to marry well. But during a time of rampant government censorship and book banning, she instead works as an illegal book transcriber to make a little extra money. It's dangerous work, but she loves it--especially when she gets to transcribe the work of her favorite author, known as Black Lotus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her older sister becomes smitten with a wealthy young gentleman, Haewon is roped into chaperoning them during their courtship. Which wouldn't be so terrible... if it weren't for the young man's uptight and annoying best friend who also accompanies them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the only son of a noble, Seojun has a lot expected of him. Wealth. Status. Respectability. Certainly not frivolous and often illicit activities such as reading fiction. But Seojun loves to do something even more scandalous: writing. He's kept his work secret from his father and friends, but with each passing day, the pressure of being his father's son and the dispiriting actions of the government make Seojun question the purpose of it all. The only thing keeping him going are the encouraging letters he receives from his transcriber, known only as Magpie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen his best friend falls hard for a girl of lower social status, Seojun finds himself forced to act as chaperone to the infatuated couple--along with the girl's younger sister, who is as irritating as she is judgmental. But as Haewon and Seojun spend more time together, they begin to suspect they may have judged each other too quickly...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by June Hur\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Bones\u003cbr\u003eThe Forest of Stolen Girls\u003cbr\u003eThe Red Palace\u003cbr\u003eA Crane Among Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53701240521072,"sku":"9781250348081","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_3a2fc2f6-ec91-48a2-b659-ce124c0a00d6.jpg?v=1777558430","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/behind-five-willows","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}