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Description
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
INDIE NEXT PICK * Debutiful Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * Powell's Pick of the Month * A Bookshop Best Book of the Year So Far
The Korean smash hit available for the first time in English, a slice-of-life novel for readers of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of AJ Fikry.
Yeongju is burned out. She did everything she was supposed to: go to school, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. In a leap of faith, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop. In a quaint neighborhood in Seoul, surrounded by books, Yeongju and her customers take refuge. From the lonely barista to the unhappily married coffee roaster-and the writer who sees something special in Yeongju-they all have disappointments in their past. The Hyunam-dong Bookshop becomes the place where they all learn how to truly live.
A heartwarming story about finding acceptance in your life and the healing power of books, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop is a gentle reminder that it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.
Product details
| Published | Feb 20 2024 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781639732425 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Illustrations | None |
| Dimensions | 8 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Profound and healing … a beautiful story at its heart
Book of the Month, Woman & Home
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An incredibly exciting debut novel. At once gentle and invigorating. I devoured it
Sarah Crossan, author of Here is the Beehive
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This was a word of mouth Korean sensation when it was first published and now translated into English it isn't hard to see why. This novel is both a balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading
Top Fiction Pick, iPaper
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A story that embraces its sentimentality
Observer
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Quirky… It's a tale about community and finding comfort in the small things
Monocle
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A real love letter to reading... wonderful
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