{"product_id":"familiar-things","title":"Familiar Things","description":"Vibrant and enchanting, \u003ci\u003eFamiliar Things\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a society on the edge of dizzying economic and social change, and is a haunting reminder to us all to be careful of what we throw away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeoul. On the outskirts of South Korea's glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called Flower Island. Populated by those driven from the city by poverty, is it here that 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive, following his father's internment in a 're-education camp'\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAs Bugeye and his mother settle in to living among the strange folk of Flower Island, they build themselves a shack and begin earning a living weeding recyclables out of the vast piles of refuse brought in daily from the city. But then Bugeye begins to notice mysterious lights around the landfill at night - and as spring comes to the garbage mountain, a danger that has lain dormant begins to surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVibrant and enchanting, \u003ci\u003eFamiliar Things\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a society on the edge of dizzying economic and social change, and is a haunting reminder to us all to be careful of what we throw away.","brand":"Hwang Sok-Yong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516768845885,"sku":null,"price":26.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781925322019.jpg?v=1787572490","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/familiar-things","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}