{"product_id":"aviary-maria-dong-hardcover","title":"Aviary -- Maria Dong, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA young woman undertakes a terrifying journey--and a terrifying transformation--in this genre-blending speculative suspense novel set in South Korea and the US which mixes fantasy, gothic vibes and queer longing, with a shot of feminist body horror.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFairytales are for children. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eUntil the day we awaken in a place full of monsters, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003ebeing softly enveloped by the dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNineteen-year-old undocumented immigrant Hee-Jin lies on the floor of her cramped Seoul apartment, listening for footsteps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the knock on the door isn't the police finally coming to deport her to North Korea. Instead, sprawled on the doorstep is a disfigured, bird-like corpse--and it has her eyes. Her younger sister, artist Hee-Young, is meant to be on an art program in America, not dead of a strange overdose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in Hee-Young's pocket is a plane ticket and US passport. Seeing her chance for freedom, Hee-Jin steals her sister's identity and takes her place, determined to uncover what really happened to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the deeper she dives into the program's strange workings, the closer she gets to the monstrous secret at its heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA page-turner of a mystery filled with gorgeous, creepy Korean folklore and imagery, \u003ci\u003eAviary, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by critically acclaimed Korean American author Maria Dong, is also a story about power, violence, exploitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand transformation. And, above all, it's about the choices women make from within a system where all the available options are bad ones.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maria Dong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/7\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5\" H x 5.7\" L x 1.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781448319473\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53159616643371,"sku":"9781448319473","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781448319473_2b17e80b-c811-44cf-8725-5c114ea362aa.jpg?v=1776344344","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/aviary-maria-dong-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}