{"product_id":"the-hole-by-hye-young-pyun-9781529954869","title":"The Hole","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prizewinning psychological horror from Korea - after a devastating car crash, a man wakes to find himself paralysed and under the control of his vengeful mother-in-law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFall into the chilling and claustrophobic psychological novel and Korean bestseller from the award-winning author, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, and Olga Ravn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING THEO JAMES AND SQUID GAME'S HOYEON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A superbly insidious and atmospheric chiller about caring and cruelty- grief, isolation, helplessness and existential fear' Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Korea's answer to Stephen King . . . a thoughtful and elegant exploration of a relationship . . . increasingly unnerving' Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beautifully haunting... Probably my favourite book I've ever read.' 5-star reader review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a devastating car crash that killed his wife, Oghi wakes in hospital to find himself trapped in his own body and under the control of his vengeful mother-in-law as she grieves the loss of her only child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIsolated from his friends and neglected by his nurse, Oghi's world shrinks to the room he lies in and his memories of his wife, a sensitive woman who found solace in cultivating her garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as Oghi remains alone and paralysed, his mother-in-law is hard at work in the now-abandoned garden, uprooting what her daughter had worked so hard to plant and obsessively digging larger and larger holes...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA bestseller in Korea, \u003cem\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/em\u003e is a superbly crafted and deeply unnerving novel about the horrors of isolation and neglect in all of its banal and brutal forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gripping read for fans of literary horror' The Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Will stay with you long after you turn the last page' Heather Parry, author of Carrion Crow and Orpheus Builds a Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Masterfully unsettling.' Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Like Hitchcock or Abe, Pyun peers head on into the unnerving depths of human grief' Blake Butler, author of 300,000,000\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A Korean take on Misery' Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Suspenseful, eerie and surprisingly profound' Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'While reading \u003cem\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll find yourself suddenly doubting everything' Kyung-sook Shin, New York Times bestselling author of Please Look After Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A chilling psychological thriller . . . the reader is drawn in deeper with each new revelation' PA Media\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853044338924,"sku":"9781529954869","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/05802e4523639704e031efa2d6b56373.jpg?v=1759187693","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-hole-by-hye-young-pyun-9781529954869","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}