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The Trunk

by The KoLab, Kim Ryeo-ryeong
$10.90
The Trunk
The Trunk

Darkly addictive thriller about rented marriage intimacy

This is the kind of novel that hooks you with its bizarre premise and then cuts much deeper, asking what love, labour and marriage become when they’re treated like luxury services. Inji is the sort of cool, emotionally guarded heroine you keep wanting to understand, and the story has that sharp, unsettling energy that makes each reveal land harder. If you like feminist fiction with a sinister edge and a very modern bite, this will stay with you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Trunk

by The KoLab, Kim Ryeo-ryeong
$10.90
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ISBN: 9781529949353
Authors: The KoLab, Kim Ryeo-ryeong
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Date of Publication: 2024-10-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary
Related Topics: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 2.82
(rated by 2548 readers)

Description

Meet Noh Inji: thirty years old, five wedding rings so far, and she’s never been in love. When Inji takes a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service, she discovers her role will be with NM, their secretive marriage division that rents out ‘field spouses’ for a fixed period to their elite clientele. Just like a real marriage, Inji’s assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a spot of housework. It’s all tailored exactly to the client’s desires—no legal battles, no fights, no emotional baggage. In no way is Inji interested in finding real love, because accidents happen when you mistakenly assume that you are somehow special. At NM, love is temporary, which is just how Inji likes it. When one of Inji’s old husbands, a mysterious high-profile music producer, requests her back for another year of marriage, Inji’s own dark past will begin to unravel—as well as the sinister underbelly of the NM management, who will stop at nothing to preserve their reputation—and that of their wealthiest clients…
 

Darkly addictive thriller about rented marriage intimacy

This is the kind of novel that hooks you with its bizarre premise and then cuts much deeper, asking what love, labour and marriage become when they’re treated like luxury services. Inji is the sort of cool, emotionally guarded heroine you keep wanting to understand, and the story has that sharp, unsettling energy that makes each reveal land harder. If you like feminist fiction with a sinister edge and a very modern bite, this will stay with you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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