The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent
Four Seasons of Growth
$25.49
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2027
Summary
“Where there are roots, there is hope.”
Kim Keum Hee is a self-confessed and proud ‘plant parent’. She lives with her (human) husband and seventy-plus houseplants in her small apartment in Seoul. When life feels overwhelming, it’s her plants that keep her going. Her mood instantly improves when she watches the delicate leaves of her acacia dealbata finally flourish and she feels more hopeful when she discovers new roots on her dying ghost cactus.
Through summer, autum…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398574922 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398574929 |
| Author: | Keum Hee Kim, Clare Richards |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Scribner UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 216mm |
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Keum Hee Kim
Kim Keum Hee is one of Korea’s most renowned and decorated contemporary women writers. The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent is her second work of nonfiction and her first to be translated into English.
Clare Richards is an award-winning literary translator working from Korean. She has translated works by Kang Hwagil, Lim Solah, Yeon Somin, amongst others. She lives in the Nottinghamshire countryside.
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