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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Haewon nervously tucked a strand of hair beneath her veil as she took in the sight before her. The capital looked so vast, so densely populated, its roads and alleys labyrinth-like, when searching for someone who didn’t wish to be found.

But she sensed, deep within, that Black Lotus wouldn’t mind too much if Magpie arrived at her gate. She had expressed as much in their last letter …

A painful knot formed in her chest at the memory.

She had avoided thinking of the letter for some time now, for it pained her to recall how Black Lotus had so abruptly cut off their communication months ago.