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Orange and the Bread Knife
What to expect
HAPPINESS IS ALWAYS A CHOICE
Youngah is a warm-hearted schoolteacher - always smiling, always yielding. She bends her life to everyone else's rules. But deep inside, this endless restraint is killing her. An unending sense of despair festers.
Desperate for relief, she turns to a cutting-edge, four-week emotion regulation programme, which promises to sculpt her into a better version of herself.
The procedure works a little too well.
Unburdened at last, Youngah embraces her raw, unfiltered self, dismantling the weight of the exhausting expectations and ideals imposed upon her.
WHO WOULD EVER CRAWL BACK WHEN FREEDOM FEELS THIS GOOD?
** Translated from the Korean by Slin Jung **
Here's what readers have to say . . .
'The ending was a clever twist that left me contemplating the true cost of liberation' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A fantastic, honest and raw novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved this, I read it in one afternoon! I thought the translation was excellent & very smooth' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A fascinating character study - the perfect antidote to the wave of 'healing' fiction' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Unhinged in the best possible way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The pacing was just right, the characters were well rounded and the scenarios highly realistic' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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Cheong Ye's savage, feverish hacking at the uncomfortably messy line between selflessness and selfishness, in Slin Jung's knife-sharp translation.
SUNG RYU, translator of TEDDY BEARS NEVER DIE
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I inhaled this strange, brave, beautifully translated book in just two days, relishing the sadistic pleasure the protagonist feels from everything suddenly turning inside-out after a lifetime spent trying to meet the relentless demands of an impossible world. Truly captivating.
AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI, author of The Centre
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Details
- Author
- Cheong Ye
- Narrator
- Sofia Jin
- Duration
- 4 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035435012
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
The thrilling high-concept Korean bestseller about conforming to society's standards.HAPPINESS IS ALWAYS A CHOICEYoungah is a warm-hearted schoolteacher - always smiling, always yielding. She bends her life to everyone else's rules. But deep inside, this endless restraint is killing her. An unending sense of despair festers.Desperate for relief, she turns to a cutting-edge, four-week emotion regulation programme, which promises to sculpt her into a better version of herself.The procedure works a little too well. Unburdened at last, Youngah embraces her raw, unfiltered self, dismantling the weight of the exhausting expectations and ideals imposed upon her.WHO WOULD EVER CRAWL BACK WHEN FREEDOM FEELS THIS GOOD?** Translated from the Korean by Slin Jung **Here's what readers have to say . . . 'The ending was a clever twist that left me contemplating the true cost of liberation' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fantastic, honest and raw novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved this, I read it in one afternoon! I thought the translation was excellent & very smooth' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fascinating character study - the perfect antidote to the wave of 'healing' fiction' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Unhinged in the best possible way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The pacing was just right, the characters were well rounded and the scenarios highly realistic' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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