{"product_id":"9781476730455","title":"Our Happy Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlready a wildly popular bestseller in South Korea, this gripping and passionate debut novel is a death row love story of crime, punishment, and forgiveness—vividly told by the exquisitely talented Gong Ji-young.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYu-Jung, beautiful, wealthy, and bright, is lying in her hospital bed, recovering from her third suicide attempt, when she receives a life-changing visit. Her no-nonsense aunt, a nun, appears by her side and suggests Yu-Jung accompany her on a charitable visit to death row. At her lowest ebb, Yu-Jung is resistant. But something compels her to go to the prison. There she meets Yun-Soo, a convicted murderer who will soon be put to death. Though she is repulsed by his crimes, something about the depth of his suffering strikes a chord in her. Shaken by their encounter, she returns to visit him the next week. And the next…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough their weekly, hour-long meetings, Yu-Jung and Yun-Soo slowly reveal to each other the dark secrets of their pasts and the hidden traumas that have shaped their lives. In doing so they form a deep, unbreakable bond, helping one another overcome their demons. But Yun-Soo’s hands are always in cuffs, the prison officers are always in the background, and they can never lose sight of the fact that their happy time together is tragically brief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGracefully poetic and ideal for fans of Kyung-Sook Shin’s \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Happy Time \u003c\/i\u003eis a passionate and heartbreaking love story as well as an important, hard-hitting, and compassionate fable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books\/Marble Arch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027783139568,"sku":"9781476730455","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476730455_p0.jpg?v=1763609625","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476730455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}