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Read the pageturning Korean feminist thriller for fans of KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982 and CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN - soon to be a major Netflix Original TV Series starring Gong Yoo from SQUID GAMES and Seo Hyun-jin Meet Noh Inji: thirty years old, with five wedding rings so far, and she''s never once been in love. When Inji takes a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service, she never imagines role will be with NM, their secretive marriage division that rents out ''field husbands and wives'' to their wealthiest clientele for a limited time. Just like a real marriage, Inji''s assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a bit of housework, there is even a special helpline in case of any DV. It''s all tailored exactly to the client''s desires - no legal battles, no fights, no emotional baggage. In no way is Inji interested in finding real love, despite everyone trying to convince her otherwise- her brazen neighbour Granny, her flirtatious best friend Shi-jeong, and her failed blind date, Tae-seong. Then one of Inji''s old husbands, a mysterious high-profile music producer, requests her back for another year. Soon Inji''s own dark past will begin to unravel - as well as the sinister underbelly of the NM''s management team, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputation - and that of their clients.
About the author
Kim Ryeo-ryeong was born in 1971 and studied creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She received the Munhak Dongne Children’s Literature Prize in 2007 for A Seahorse Lives in My Heart, the Ma Hae-song Literary Award in 2007 for The Child Who Brought Memory, and the Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction in 2007 for Wandeuk (published by Changbi). She lives near Seoul. The Trunk is the inspiration for a high-profile Korean TV series to be streamed on Netflix this autumn, directed by Kim Kyu-Tae, starring Seo Hyun-li and Gong Yu.
