THE HOLE

Fall into the chilling and claustrophobic psychological novel and Korean bestseller from the award winning author perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson Stephen King and Olga Ravn WINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING THEO JAMES AND SQUID GAME S HOYEON A superbly insidious and atmospheric chiller about caring and cruelty grief isolation helplessness and existential fear Guardian Korea s answer to Stephen King a thoughtful and elegant exploration of a relationship increasingly unnerving Observer Beautifully haunting Probably my favourite book I ve ever read 5 star reader reviewFollowing a devastating car crash that killed his wife Oghi wakes in hospital to find himself trapped in his own body and under the control of his vengeful mother in law as she grieves the loss of her only child Isolated from his friends and neglected by his nurse Oghi s world shrinks to the room he lies in and his memories of his wife a sensitive woman who found solace in cultivating her garden But as Oghi remains alone and paralysed his mother in law is hard at work in the now abandoned garden uprooting what her daughter had worked so hard to plant and obsessively digging larger and larger holes A bestseller in Korea The Hole is a superb