{"product_id":"9781439199633","title":"This Burns My Heart: A Novel","description":"In this compelling love story set in postwar Korea in the 1960s, an unhappily married woman struggles to give her daughter a good life and to find love in a society caught between ancient tradition and change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful and ambitious, Soo-Ja Choi attempts to find happiness in a land where wives have no rights and mothers own nothing, where love remains elusive, and the only way to survive is to live the lessons of Confucian tradition: perseverance, strength, loyalty, and grace. Charting her way through an ill-advised marriage, Soo-Ja must navigate the intrigue and dangers of living with her conniving in-laws, all the while longing for her true love of the past, the elusive Doctor Yul. And when he enters her life again, Soo-Ja is confronted with a final chance at happiness, but must make a mother’s ultimate choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpic and intimate, Park’s debut offering—based on his own mother’s story—is a snapshot of a nation rising from a poor, rural country into a major world power in the aftermath of a devastating war. \u003ci\u003eThis Burns My Heart \u003c\/i\u003eevokes a strong sense of place and era reminiscent of Sarah Waters, and the richly drawn characters and exploration of women’s changing roles brings to mind Lisa See. ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128000463088,"sku":"9781439199633","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439199633_p0.jpg?v=1763756364","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439199633","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}