{"product_id":"simple-heart","title":"Simple Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this moving exploration of dual identities reminiscent of Past Lives, a writer's pregnancy raises questions about her own childhood abandonment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNana, a Korean-born playwright, was adopted as a child and raised in France by her adoptive parents. Pregnant with the child of her ex-boyfriend, Nana receives a request from a Korean filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about her life. Following a sudden compulsion to learn more about her roots, she heads to Seoul as she prepares to bring a new life into the world. There, through unexpected encounters, the dark threads of her memory gradually begin to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple Heart delves into profound questions about identity and belonging, with a focus on family connections and motherhood that recalls Kyung-Sook Shin's Please Look After Mom. It also shines a necessary light on issues such as international adoption and the historic US military presence in Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47564766707953,"sku":"9781635425819","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1468\/8753\/files\/9781635425819.jpg?v=1765302387","url":"https:\/\/cellarbirdbooks.com\/products\/simple-heart","provider":"Cellar Bird Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}