If I Had Your Face: 'Assured, bold, and electrifying' Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of MALIBU RISING

In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate every move, four women are balancing on a razor's edge: Kyuri, a beautiful room salon girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours. Miho, an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite. Ara, a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes. Wonna, their neighbor, pregnant with a child that she can't afford. "If I Had Your Face" is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience, and the solace that friendship can provide. It is set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul and explores the class system in South Korea. The writing is praised for its crackling dialogue, touching, compelling, and icily cool scenes. The novel has received critical acclaim, with many calling it a must-read and a contender for one of the favorite books of the year.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate every move, four women are balancing on a razor's edge: Kyuri, a beautiful room salon girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours. Miho, an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite. Ara, a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes. Wonna, their neighbor, pregnant with a child that she can't afford. Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul, "If I Had Your Face" is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience, and the solace that friendship can provide.

Cha's writing always crackles. . . . Touching, compelling, and icily cool. Observer Fascinating, eye-opening, compelling - like the film "Parasite," "If I Had Your Face" is also an exposé of the class system in South Korea. Independent Absolutely stunning. . . Assured, bold, and electrifying. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of "DAISY JONES & THE SIX" and "MALIBU RISING" One of the buzziest debuts of the year, "If I Had Your Face" transports readers to glittering, futuristic Seoul. Essential reading. Vogue Culturally fascinating, emotionally layered, gripping, and smart. Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of "PREP" and "AMERICAN WIFE" Glittering, engrossing. Helen Oyeyemi, author of "GINGERBREAD" Remarkable, brilliantly crafted, and devastatingly exquisite. Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of "CRAZY RICH ASIANS" I finished it in two sittings, have re-read it twice since, and I'd still happily re-read it.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 128 x 196 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241986356