{"product_id":"minbak-ela-lee-9781250448262","title":"Minbak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully written and gorgeous novel.\" --Marjan Kamali, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Women of Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinbak \u003c\/i\u003e(n.) a lodging in a private home \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKorea, 1985: Hana Park's future is bright. A star student and beloved daughter, she dreams of a life beyond working at her family's local \u003ci\u003eminbak\u003c\/i\u003e. After a devastating encounter with a foreign guest, Hana sheds her past and flees to London to capture the future she so desperately desires, leaving her heartbroken mother Youngja to pick up the pieces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 2008: When her husband dies unexpectedly in the midst of the global financial crisis, Hana is left with a pile of debt and no way to pay it off. With her teenage daughter Ada and a declining Youngja relying on her, she has no choice but to move her family into one bedroom and open the rest of their home to paying guests as a \u003ci\u003eminbak\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs tragedy brings the three women together, old tensions surface, and the family's long-hidden secrets threaten to erupt. With no one to turn to but each other, Hana, Youngja, and Ada must confront their complex history, crossing continents and generations to find truth, forgiveness, and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ela Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250448263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250448262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Ela Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588475105535,"sku":"9781250448262","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minbak-ela-lee-9781250448262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}