{"product_id":"the-band-christine-ma-kellams-9781668018385","title":"The Band","description":"\u003cb\u003eA psychologist with a savior complex offers shelter to a recently cancelled K-pop idol in this \"first great K-pop literary phenomenon\" (\u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e) that is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eMouth to Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Buck\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSang Duri is the eldest member and \"visual\" of a Korean boy band at the apex of global superstardom. But when his latest solo single accidentally leads to controversy, he's abruptly canceled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo spare the band from fallout with obsessive fans and overbearing management, Duri disappears from the public eye by hiding out in the McMansion of a Chinese American woman he meets in a Los Angeles H-Mart. But his rescuer is both unhappily married and a psychologist with a savior complex, a combination that makes their potential union seductive and incredibly problematic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, in Seoul, the band's music producer, Pinocchio, remembers his first brainchild: a girl group that tragically disbanded under mysterious circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe past and the present combine to ignite a spiral of violent interactions that might change the fates of both the band members and the music industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn its \"gripping exploration of the complexities that accompany fame\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Band \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the many ways in which love and celebrity can devolve into something far more sinister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Ma-Kellams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668018381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668018385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 0.56d","brand":"Christine Ma-Kellams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46384074064127,"sku":"9781668018385","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b49da0c2-d8de-40c4-8d06-edb9e9674b91.jpg?v=1733282611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-band-christine-ma-kellams-9781668018385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}