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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: A Novel
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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. With her high--flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, she knows she should feel successful, but all she feels is drained. Yet an abandoned dream nags at her, and in a leap of faith, she leaves her old life behind. Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeongju moves to a small residential neighborhood outside the city, where she opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop.
For the first few months, all Yeongju does is cry, deterring visitors. But the long hours in the shop give her time to mull over what makes a good bookseller and store, and as she starts to read hungrily, host author events, and develop her own bookselling philosophy, she begins to ease into her new setting. Surrounded by friends, writers, and the books that connect them all, she finds her new story as the Hyunam-dong Bookshop transforms into an inviting space for lost souls to rest, heal, and remember that it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.
Yeongju is burned out. With her high--flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, she knows she should feel successful, but all she feels is drained. Yet an abandoned dream nags at her, and in a leap of faith, she leaves her old life behind. Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeongju moves to a small residential neighborhood outside the city, where she opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop.
For the first few months, all Yeongju does is cry, deterring visitors. But the long hours in the shop give her time to mull over what makes a good bookseller and store, and as she starts to read hungrily, host author events, and develop her own bookselling philosophy, she begins to ease into her new setting. Surrounded by friends, writers, and the books that connect them all, she finds her new story as the Hyunam-dong Bookshop transforms into an inviting space for lost souls to rest, heal, and remember that it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.
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“This book took me a little longer to read because it felt really slow but I really loved it. I loved seeing the bookshop become a community”
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“📚 Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
A bookshop with a café in the small neighborhood "Hyunam-Dong" is owed by Yeongju, a woman who experienced burnout from her marriage and work. She built a bookshop to revive her interest in reading and make her dream come true. With the help of the bookshop, she was able to form new relationships with people in the neighborhood, including Minju, the barista. Because of these relationships, she understands the meaning of happiness and life; at the same time, she helps them find their own.
This book explores the various challenges a person may encounter, particularly during the coming-of-age period. It personally enlightened me that being irrational is normal, and it is okay as long as you feel the happiness in your heart. I love how I witnessed the bookshop grow day by day, just as each character finds their own peace in life. So far, this is the book that I've read the fastest.
For you, would you rather choose a path that someone wants for you? Or a path that defines what life and happiness are at the same time?”
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