If I Had Your Face

<p><b>'Gripping' Curtis Sittenfeld * 'Electrifying' Taylor Jenkins Reid * </b><b>'Remarkable' Kevin Kwan * </b><b>'Stunning' <i>Sunday Times * </i>'Brilliant' Pandora Sykes </b><br><br>In South Korea where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move four women are balancing on a razor's edge:<br><br><b>Kyuri</b> a beautiful 'room salon' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours.<br><b>Miho</b> an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite.<br><b>Ara</b> a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes.<br><b>Wonna</b> their neighbour pregnant with a child that she can't afford.<br><br>Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul<i> If I Had Your Face</i> is an electrifying debut novel about female strength resilience and the solace that friendship can provide.<br><br><b>'Cha's writing always crackles . . . Touching compelling and icily cool' <i>Observer</i><br><br>'Fascinating eye-opening compelling - like the film <i>Parasite</i><i> If I Had Your Face</i> is also an expos&#233; of the class system in South Korea' <i>Independent<br></i><br></b><b>'Absolutely stunning. . . Assured bold and electrifying'</b> <b>Taylor Jenkins Reid <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of DAISY JONES &amp; THE SIX and MALIBU RISING<br></b><b><br>'</b><b>One of the buzziest debuts of the year <i>If I Had Your Face</i></b><b> transports readers to glittering futuristic Seoul... Essential reading</b><b>' </b><b><i>Vogue<br></i></b><br><b>'Culturally fascinating emotionally layered gripping and smart'</b> <b>Curtis Sittenfeld bestselling author of PREP and AMERICAN WIFE</b> <br><br><b>'Glittering engrossing' Helen Oyeyemi author of GINGERBREAD</b> <br><b><br>'Remarkable brilliantly crafted and devastatingly exquisite' Kevin Kwan bestselling author of CRAZY RICH ASIANS<br><br>'I finished it in two sittings have re-read it twice since and I'd still happily read it again - it's a serious contender for one of my favourite books ever.' <i>Red</i><br></b><b><br>LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2021<br></b></p>