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If I Had Your Face
- Narrated by: Frances Cha, Sue Jean Kim, Ruthie Ann Miles, Jeena Yi
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
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If I Had Your Face plunges us into the mesmerising 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 cutthroat 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.
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- Mum of 2
- 13-08-23
Loved it!
A hard hitting but poignant book about friendship and life in South Korea narrated by 4 different women. I'll miss them.
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- Laura
- 18-08-20
Fascinating
A thoroughly fascinating story; intertwined narratives of young Korean women. It explores what it means to be young, successful and ambitious in Korea today. I
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- anom
- 15-09-20
Great Book
Really enjoyed listening to this. I Could keep up while multitasking. Characters are really likeable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-01-22
Where was the ending???
Just the above. No ending!! Seems it just stopped a chapter from the end. V strange. Interesting subject but a bit shallow .,
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- Noosche
- 20-06-23
Entertaining light read
Loved this and all the characters. Great insight in Korean lives of 5 young women trying to make their way through life.
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- Bella Mitchell
- 31-08-23
Stunningly Raw
I Heard this book being reccomend led by chance and was surprised how hard I found it to put down.
Frances Cha captures the realities of life in Seoul for young women and the behavioural patterns of Korean men with eerie accuracy.
Highly recommend to anyone interested in discussions around toxic culture, beauty standards, nightlife and rising cost of living or even just looking for some entertainment.
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- Sally Beames
- 10-05-22
love it!
Story is captivating and the performance is outstanding!
Beautifully written and oddly hopeful. I recommend!
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- Bea
- 12-11-23
Relatable and Insightful
An excellent glimpse into Southern Korean culture from a young female perspective. Raw and relatable, enjoyed each chapter and found depth in each character.
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- Manisha
- 23-01-22
Hooked
I became attached to these characters and their personal journeys really quickly - even in their darkest, rarest moments I was rooting for them to overcome their circumstances.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-22
Relaxing read
Nice to learn about Korean culture and it’s well written but nothing really happens as such, it just follows the lives/ backstory of 5 people living in an apartment building. She could have done more with it
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