A Thousand Blues

<b>Discover the original and uplifting Korean prize-winner for fans of <i>CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN</i>, <i>KLARA</i> <i>AND THE SUN</i> and <i>I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN</i></b><br><b>'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' </b>Bora Chung, author of <i>Cursed Bunny</i> <br><b>'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart'</b> Reader review <b>*****</b><br>'<b>A breath of fresh air</b>' Reader review <b>*****</b><br><b>'Full of human warmth</b>' <b>*****</b><br>_____________<br><br><i>IT TAKES A MACHINE WITH HEART TO SAVE A LIFE</i><br>From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.<br><br>Coli is special among humanoids. This is because Coli has the capacity for emotion.<br><br>Today, Coli is feeling particularly in awe – of the sky in all its wondrous shades of blue.<br><br>Luckily for Coli, a young girl is about to pass by. She is obsessed with robots.<br><br>Together, they will save a life.<br><br>But first, they must become friends, play with danger, and pull off the mother of all deceptions.<br><b>_________</b><br><br><b>'Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing' </b>K-Lit Review<br><br><b>'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' </b>Kim Bo-young<br><br>‘A <b>dazzling</b>, <b>warm novel</b> that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of <i>To the Warm Horizon</i>