Behind Five Willows

Behind Five Willows

Author: June Hur Listening Length: 8h 35m

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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Rain drummed on the rooftop, pattered against the latticed windows of the Five Willows bookshop.

Pacing about, Haewon struggled to stay calm, her nerves fraying with every passing moment.

They had arrived in the early afternoon and had waited for what felt like an eternity.

Her damp dress had long since dried. Lord Yu, ever composed, stood browsing the shelves with quiet patience.