{"product_id":"american-hagwon-min-jin-lee","title":"American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.csD23A9CB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .csA05640B{10.5pt;font-weight:bold;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs770278B{10.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .csCB8DF0B{10.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:italic;Arial;} .cs6466C8B{10.5pt;font-weight:bold;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:italic;Arial;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs31346E4{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.6;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Profoundly generous and humane’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eDOUGLAS STUART\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Engrossing … brilliantly imagined’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eCOLM TÓIBÍN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Breathtaking … I adored it’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eELIF SHAFAK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘A masterful family saga’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003eMin Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003ePachinko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eJohn and Helen Koh and their three children – Bo, DH and Mido – are building new lives in Korea when they find their worlds upended, first by a terrible betrayal and then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Striving to regain their footing, the Kohs set out to do whatever it takes to provide for their children’s futures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eThey leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in California, where new opportunities open for the Koh children, as the parents, strangers in a strange land, adjust to a difficult existence in which their qualifications mean little. Their way forward is lit by the faith that education will lead the next generation to the success and security that have eluded their parents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eThe Kohs, their friends, relatives and even their foes move in and out of each other’s lives as they navigate love, work, fortune and fulfilment across the years. But with each new sacrifice and fresh horizon, larger questions begin to open up before them: what are we willing to give up to secure the happiness of the ones we love? What is the purpose of education? And what is truly important for a good life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eAmerican Hagwon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003e is the most ambitious and extraordinary work yet by one of our greatest novelists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003eA most anticipated book of the year in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003eElle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6466C8B\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘A sweeping, stirring, epic’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003e iPAPER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Engrossing … Brilliantly imagined’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eCOLM TÓIBÍN, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eLong Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘If your faith in either humanity or storytelling has dimmed, this will make it blaze again’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003e KAMILA SHAMSIE, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eBest of Friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Incredibly beautiful … an absolute joy that you will take with you for the rest of your life’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003e JOANNA CANNON, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eAn Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs31346E4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘A world so rich and intricate that you forget you're reading’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs770278B\"\u003eTARA WESTOVER, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eEducated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csA05640B\"\u003e‘Much-anticipated … a big book tackling big themes about what we are prepared to sacrifice to provide for our loved ones and at what personal cost’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csCB8DF0B\"\u003eSERVICE95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperplay Inverloch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50209732264213,"sku":"9780008823917","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/9303\/9201\/files\/9780008823917_1.jpg?v=1790569529","url":"https:\/\/www.paperplay.com.au\/products\/american-hagwon-min-jin-lee","provider":"Paperplay Inverloch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}