If I Had Your Face

''Gripping'' Curtis Sittenfeld * ''Electrifying'' Taylor Jenkins Reid * ''Remarkable'' Kevin Kwan * ''Stunning'' Sunday Times * ''Brilliant'' Pandora Sykes In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are balancing on a razor''s edge: Kyuri, a beautiful ''room salon'' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours. Miho, an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite. Ara, a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes. Wonna, their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she can''t afford. Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul, If I Had Your Face is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience and the solace that friendship can provide. ''Cha''s writing always crackles . . . Touching, compelling and