If I Had Your Face

LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2021 . Absolutely stunning. . . Assured bold and electrifying Taylor Jenkins Reid Sunday Times bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX One of the buzziest debuts of the year If I Had Your Face transports readers to glittering futuristic Seoul... Essential reading VogueIf I Had Your Face plunges us into the mesmerizing world of contemporary Seoul - a place where extreme plastic surgery is as routine as getting a haircut where women compete for spots in secret room salons to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours where K-Pop stars are the object of all-consuming obsession and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move. . Navigating this hyper-competitive city are four young women balancing on the razor-edge of survival: Kyuri an exquisitely beautiful woman whose hard-won status at an exclusive room salon is threatened by an impulsive mistake with a client; her flatmate Miho an orphan who wins a scholarship to a prestigious art school in New York where her life becomes tragically enmeshed with the super-wealthy offspring of the Korean elite; Wonna their neighbour pregnant with a child that she and her husband have no idea how they will afford to raise in a fiercely competitive economy; and Ara a hair stylist living down the hall whose infatuation with a fresh-faced K-Pop star drives her to violent extremes. A brilliant debut Pandora Sykes The High Low PodcastCulturally fascinating emotionally layered gripping and smart Curtis Sittenfeld bestselling author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE . A stunning debut Sunday Times . Glittering engrossing Helen Oyeyemi author of GINGERBREAD Remarkable brilliantly crafted and devastatingly exquisite Kevin Kwan bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS