“In every chapter, the viciousness of Yoohee’s vengeance istempered with a dark and fizzling sense of humor reminiscent of other recent Korean fare, like Park Chan-wook’s movie No Other Choice, and the TV sensation Squid Game… A fecund fantasy of feminist revenge.”—The New York Times
“Somehow gentle yet full of quiet rage, Plant Lady is sparse, haunting and timely, but above all, it’s compulsively readable. I tore through it, cheering for Yoohee the entire way.”—Parini Shroff, bestselling author of The Bandit Queens
“A woman abandons her office job to open a nursery that sells more than plants in Korean journalist Kang’s brilliant debut…Smoothly translated by Tan, Kang’s prose is both propulsive and plainspoken, and glimpses of Yoohee’s past lend the narrative significant emotional depth. The result is an exquisite ode to female rage.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“This atmospheric, twisty, and darkly humorous novel has a strong message about men’s abuse of women. Readers of relationship fiction will be cheering for Yoohee and her plants.”—Booklist, starred review
“[A] thoroughly entertaining, admittedly chilling, distinctly satisfying novel…With astute clarity and poignant empathy…Kang powerfully presents a well-deserved antidote to male violence.”—Shelf Awarenes
