It's no surprise the book has become a bestseller: after all, it claims to be a first-hand account of events that have already gone down as some of the most dramatic in South Korea's political history. It hit shelves on 26 February, one day after the Constitutional Court held its final hearing on Yoon's impeachment trial.

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s governing style and legislative deadlock engendered calls for constitutional amendment from both sides of South Korea’s political divide.