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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
The heart-warming Korean sensation
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
The heart-warming Korean sensation
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Description
There was only one thing on her mind.
I must start a bookshop.
Yeong-ju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeong-ju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, divorces her husband, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop.
In a quaint neighbourhood in Seoul, surrounded by books, Yeong-ju and her customers take refuge. From the lonely barista to the unhappily married housewife, and the writer who sees something special in Yeong-ju - they all have disappointments in their past. The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop becomes the place where they all learn how to truly live.
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is a heart-warming story about finding comfort and acceptance in your life - and the healing power of books.
Product details
| Published | 26 Oct 2023 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781526662279 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 216 x 135 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
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
Good Housekeeping

























