{"product_id":"plant-lady-paperback","title":"Plant Lady (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad men make excellent fertilizer ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe cult Korean psychological horror tale of revenge, reinvention, and what it\ntakes to grow back.\u003cbr\u003e\n_______\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Offers a twisted kind of escapism'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but\nbeneath the soil of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker....\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A terrifically satisfying read, not like anything else this year' \u003ci\u003eIrish\nTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n‘A howl against misogyny’ \u003ci\u003eStylist Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n'A twisted kind of escapism' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery garden needs a little weeding ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTucked away in the corner of a neighbourhood in Dosan, South Korea, is the\nPlant Shop. Its owner Yoohee has started anew, while her meticulously grown\nfoliage thrives under her tender care. Plant Shop is her refuge, where petunias\nand marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy day, Yoohee dispenses gardening advice, but she also finds herself offering\na special service out-of-hours. Women in desperation come to her about a man\nthey hope might disappear from their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause Yoohee has encountered these kinds of men in her own life, men who\ntreated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSo as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and vanishes\ninto her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day, but\nalso the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate incidents.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs more men are reported missing, a determined young detective comes knocking\n...\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric and haunting, PLANT LADY is a subtle, humorous story of\ndangerous obsession and misogyny that will fertilise your deepest fears and\nkeep you rooted right to its chilling last page.\u003cbr\u003e\n_______\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Gentle yet full of quiet rage, \u003ci\u003ePlant Lady \u003c\/i\u003eis sparse, haunting\nand timely'\u003c\/b\u003e Parini Shroff, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bandit\nQueens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinyoung Kang (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMinyoung Kang\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor-in-chief of film magazine\nCAST. Her publications include the novel \u003ci\u003eDon’t Let me Freeze Up\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Please\u003c\/i\u003e and\nthe essay collection \u003ci\u003eRide a Bicycle and Keep Going. \u003c\/i\u003eShe also\npublishes short stories on the popular Korean e-book platform, RIDIBooks\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe\nlives in Korea.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShanna Tan (Translator)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShanna Tan \u003c\/b\u003eis a literary translator working from Korean, Chinese\nand Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eWelcome\nto the Hyunam-dong Bookshop \u003c\/i\u003eby Hwang Bo-reum. Born and raised in\nSingapore, she is currently spending some time in Bangkok.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45680939598031,"sku":"9781529958997","price":34.34,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_5c4bba87-9e74-473b-9a41-ceac06ac7fa4.jpg?v=1786070032","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/plant-lady-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}