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Plant Lady

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Bad men make excellent fertilizer ...

The cult Korean psychological horror tale of revenge, reinvention, and what it takes to grow back. Perfect nutrients for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER

In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the soil of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker....

Every garden needs a little weeding ...

Tucked away in the corner of a neighbourhood in Dosan, South Korea, is the Plant Shop. Its owner Yoohee has started anew, while her meticulously grown foliage thrives under her tender care. The shop is her refuge, where petunias and marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace.

By day, Yoohee dispenses gardening advice, but she also finds herself offering a special service out-of-hours. Women in desperation come to her about a man they hope might disappear from their lives.

Because Yoohee has encountered these kind of men in her own life, men who treated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect.

So as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and vanishes into her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day, but also the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate incidents.

As more men are reported missing, a determined young detective comes knocking ...

Atmospheric and haunting, PLANT LADY is a subtle, humorous story of dangerous obsession and misogyny that will fertilise your deepest fears and keep you rooted right to its chilling last page.

'Gentle yet full of quiet rage, Plant Lady is sparse, haunting and timely' Parini Shroff, bestselling author of The Bandit Queens

© Minyoung Kang 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critics Review

Kang makes Yoohee’s story – told with the driest of wit and a sly psychological build – a terrifically satisfying read, not like anything else this year.
Irish Times
A howl against misogyny
Stylist
“Plant Lady” offers a twisted kind of escapism, and healing: an immersive world where women take down men, without conscience or consequence — a fecund fantasy of feminist revenge.
New York Times
Author Minyoung Kang, Translated by Shanna Tan
Narrator Jennifer J Kim
Duration 4 hours and 55 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529975574
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Social issues, Psychological thriller, Thriller: serial killers
Availability AU, GB, IE

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