| International Standard Book Number |
9798217187584 (electronic book)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9798217187577 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Kang, Min-yong, author.
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| Uniform Title |
Shikmul, sangjum. English
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| Title Statement |
Plant lady / Minyoung Kang ; translated by Shanna Tan.
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| Edition Statement |
First Berkley edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
202 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm.
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| General Note |
"An Interview with the Author" included on pages [197]-202.
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| General Note |
"Originally published in Korean as Shikmul, Sangjum by Hankyoreh, in 2024"--Title page verso.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Tucked away in a serene neighborhood in Sejin City, South Korea, is Plant Shop. The owner, Yoohee, has started anew, and her meticulously grown foliage thrives under her tender care. To both Yoohee and her customers, Plant Shop is a refuge, where petunias and marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace. By day, Yoohee dispenses advice on gardening, but she also finds herself offering a special service off the clock. Women who are at their wits' end come to her about men they hope might disappear from their lives. Pulling extra hours is taxing, but Yoohee has encountered -- and dealt with -- these kind of men in her own life, men who treated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect. So as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and disappears into her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day but also the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate encounters. As men begin to disappear ... will anyone ever suspect the plant lady?"-- Book jacket flap.
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| Language note |
In English, translated from the Korean.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Murder Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women gardeners Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Florists Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Abused women Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Misogyny Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Korea (South) Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Suspense fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Fiction)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Tan, Shanna, translator.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Yang, Scarlett, illustrator.
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