Behind Five Willows falls somewhere between a retelling and a re-imagining of Pride and Prejudice. It’s set in the late 1700s during the Joseon dynasty in Korea and focuses in part on the relationship between Haewon and Seojun, this book’s respective versions of Elizabeth and Darcy. The homage to the original is very clear. There are some familiar plot beats and very familiar characters, especially the versions of Elizabeth, Darcy, Jane, Bingley, Mrs. Bennet, and to some extent Lydia and Wickham. As a devotee of P […]