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Behind Five Willows

Jane Austen reimagined in Korea - THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Behind Five Willows

Yazan: June Hur
Seslendiren: Michelle H. Lee
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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 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 daughter of a poor family, Haewon is expected to marry well. Instead, amid harsh censorship and rampant book bans, she secretly works as an illegal book transcriber - dangerous work she loves, especially when copying the writings of her favorite author, the elusive Black Lotus.

When her older sister begins courting a wealthy young man, Haewon is dragged along as chaperone - forced to endure the company of his arrogant, insufferable best friend.

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As the only son of a noble, Seojun is expected to embody wealth, status, and propriety. No one can know that he secretly writes fiction - or that the only thing keeping him going under pressure from his overbearing father are the warm, insightful letters from his transcriber, 'Magpie'.

But when his best friend falls for a girl far below their social rank, Seojun must join their chaperoned outings - alongside her sharp-tongued younger sister. Yet the more time Seojun and Haewon spend together, the more they realize how wrong their first impressions were . . .©2026 June Hur Asyalı İçerik Üreticileri Fantasy Historical World Literature Romantik Kurt
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Hur's latest historical work is an homage to Pride and Prejudice that feels devastatingly timely as it shines an unflinching light on the downsides of government-enforced censorship of stories and ideas. ... Despite the historically accurate restrictions on the characters' ability to so much as brush hands, their romance is utterly swoony and heartstopping. ... An engaging, thoughtful Austen interpretation.
Both an homage to Jane Austen and historical K-dramas, every page of Hur's novel stuns with its absorbing plot, exquisite attention to detail, and breathtaking romance. Behind Five Willows is an instant classic and a book that I will cherish for a very long time.
Heartwarmingly beautiful . . . A charming love story.
Warmly rendered characters navigate a unique and evocative setting, which echoes with sharp societal commentary as well as witty repartee that's reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice.
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What’s not to like?! Lyrical and emotional but not too wordy, and first class narration. This was the first of June Hue’s books for me and it won’t be the last.

Beautifully written

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A lovely retelling of a classic set in the Korean historical era. Charming and cute. Black Lotus as the Korean Mr. Darcy was a dream!

Korean Mr. Darcy.

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Beautifully written with such an engaging performance, really loved this wonderful homage to Jane Austen. Korean vernacular dotted throughout but easy to follow along for non-Korean language speakers

I loved this book

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Fascinating re-telling of Pride and Prejudice. Lovely book. Loved understanding more of Korean history. Brilliant weaving of history into the story-line. A great homage to Austen. Never slipped into pastiche.

Great book

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