Description: "When Inji first accepted a job at Wedding & Life, the popular matchmaking service that's taken Korea by a storm, she never imagined her role would be with NM, their secret marriage division that rents out 'husbands' and 'wives' to their wealthiest clientele. Just like a real marriage, Inji's assignments involve a wedding, some sex and a bit of housework, all tailored exactly to the client's desires and length of time before they go their separate ways"--
Brief description:
KIM RYEO-RYEONG was born in 1971 and studied creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She received the Munhak Dongne Children's Literature Prize in 2007 for A Seahorse Lives in My Heart, the Ma Hae-song Literary Award in 2007 for The Child Who Brought Memory, and the Changbi Prize by academics, students, and professionals, all united by a passion for literature and for Young Adult Fiction in 2007 for Wandeuk (published by Changbi). She lives near Seoul. The Trunk is the inspiration for a high-profile Korean TV series to be streamed on Netflix this autumn, directed by Kim Kyu-tae and starring Seo Hyun-jin and Gong Yoo.
Review Quotes: "Sensational... With scathing deftness, Kim exposes gender inequity, female sexuality, family dysfunction, and the suffocating hypocrisy of social norms." --Booklist