{"product_id":"the-crustacean-hardcover","title":"The Crustacean - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJang Jinyeong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MOST EXPLOSIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year's most explosive, dangerous novel from the point of view of \u003ci\u003eLolita.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When I was 13 I knew \u003cb\u003enothing\u003c\/b\u003e about \u003cb\u003eanything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI only cared about love. I was a lovebug, just like my useless Dad.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat was why my boobs were smaller than an A cup.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the older man, who I thought I fell in love with, never told me he was divorced.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI made that up on my own.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chichirim is a plain, 13 yr old girl. An ordinary, misunderstood, lonely seventh grade girl. A girl with a \u003ci\u003eterrible\u003c\/i\u003e secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her dad is worse than useless. And her mum spends all her days tattooing thick ugly eyebrows on old women. Her parents forget her birthday and her sister hates them so much she wishes they were dead. Chichirim does bad things at school. And still, no one cares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Until, one day, an older man picks her up on the side of the road. \u003cbr\u003e He tells her she is pretty. \u003cbr\u003e Her tells her what to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Underneath her hard outer shell - her softness is being exploited and destroyed by - the people she trusts and loves the most - the adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I want to come back as a crab. A crab's skin is made of bone and the flesh is inside the bone. But we're the opposite. We have bone inside flesh.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE CRUSTACEAN \u003c\/i\u003eis an intricately-crafted novel exploring memory, exploitation, and the lasting effects of adult abuse and betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJang Jin-yeong made her literary debut in 2019 by winning the Jamobook New Writer's Award. She is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eOnly If I Make Up My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eMy Hobby is Private Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.69 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063655153803,"sku":"9781840919103","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/s3K6cmkp949781840919103.webp?v=1779663024","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-crustacean-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}