<p><b>''Gripping'' Curtis Sittenfeld * ''Electrifying'' Taylor Jenkins Reid * </b><b>''Remarkable'' Kevin Kwan * </b><b>''Stunning'' <i>Sunday Times * </i>''Brilliant'' Pandora Sykes </b><br><br>In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are balancing on a razor''s edge:<br><br><b>Kyuri,</b> a beautiful ''room salon'' girl paid to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours.<br><b>Miho,</b> an artist whose life becomes enmeshed with the offspring of the super-wealthy elite.<br><b>Ara,</b> a hairstylist whose obsession with a K-pop star leads her to violent extremes.<br><b>Wonna,</b> their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she can''t afford.<br><br>Set in the drinking dens and beauty salons of Seoul,<i> If I Had Your Face</i> is an electrifying debut novel about female strength, resilience and the solace that friendship can provide.<br><br><b>''Cha''s writing always crackles . . . Touching, compelling and icily