Behind Five Willows

Behind Five Willows

Author: June Hur Listening Length: 8h 35m
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves comes a warm and romantic homage to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set in historical Korea, about a reader and a writer who secretly fight against government book banning and find themselves irresistibly drawn together. As the dutiful second-eldest ...

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Every respectable young lady was surrounded by a neighborhood of meddling ajummas, older women who considered it their communal duty to involve themselves in her affairs. But it seemed the rain had kept the villagers indoors this afternoon.

Haewon clutched her damp veil around her head nevertheless, grateful for the anonymity and for hiding the blush that refused to leave her cheeks.

In the silence following their conversation, she’d found herself thinking back, agitated by his earlier words.

She couldn’t believe Lord Yu, of all people, had suggested they share a saddle.