<p><span class="a-text-bold">**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold"> W</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">OMAN & HOME </span><span class="a-text-bold">NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH </span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">iPaper </span><span class="a-text-bold">TOP FICTION PICK</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold"><br>'An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore' </span><span>Red<br></span><span class="a-text-bold"><br>'A balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading'</span><span> </span><span class="a-text-italic">iPaper</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">There was only one thing on her mind.</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">'I must start a bookshop.'</span><span><br><br>Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop.<br><br>In a quaint neighbourhood 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.<br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">A heart-warming story about finding comfort and acceptance in your life - and the healing power of books.</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold"><br>'Delightful, reflective and heart-warming' </span><span class="a-text-italic">Woman's Weekly</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">'Profound and healing . a beautiful story at its heart' </span><span class="a-text-italic">Woman & Home </span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">'An incredibly exciting debut novel. At once gentle and invigorating. I devoured it'</span><span> Sarah Crossan, author of </span><span class="a-text-italic">Here is the Beehive </span><span><br><br></span><span><u>Reader Reviews:</u></span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'Love love love this book! Cosy, heart warming, wholesome...Will be recommending this to everyone. It makes me smile when I think about it!' </span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'Such a beautiful book, I adored the story and characters, The writing style was gorgeous. 100% recommend.'</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'A love letter to books, bookshops and all who love them'</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'Such a warm and cosy read! Was completely here for it...and the appreciation for books was magical'</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'A heart-warming cosy read that makes you think about how important it is to be happy, and that we can all find a place to call 'home'.'</span></p>
<div class="a-row a-expander-container a-expander-extend-container"> <h3><span>Review</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span class="a-text-bold">Profound </span><span>and</span><span class="a-text-bold"> healing</span><span> . a </span><span class="a-text-bold">beautiful story at its heart</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Book of the Month, Woman & Home</span><span><br><br>An </span><span class="a-text-bold">incredibly exciting debut</span><span> novel. At once gentle and invigorating.</span><span class="a-text-bold"> I devoured it</span><span> -- Sarah Crossan, author of Here is the Beehive<br><br>This was a </span><span class="a-text-bold">word of mouth Korean sensation</span><span> when it was first published and now translated into English it isn't hard to see why. This novel is both </span><span class="a-text-bold">a balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Top Fiction Pick, iPaper</span><span><br><br>A story that </span><span class="a-text-bold">embraces its sentimentality</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Observer</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">Quirky. It's a tale about community and finding comfort in the small things</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Monocle</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">A real love letter to reading... wonderful</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Good Housekeeping</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">Delightful, reflective and heart-warming </span><span>. we challenge you not to fall in love with it ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Woman's Weekly</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">All readers who love books about books will fall in love with this charming story</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Prima</span><span><br><br>This is a love letter to bookshops and to the people who find solace among their shelves . </span><span class="a-text-bold">An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Red</span><span><br><br></span><span><u>Reader Reviews:</u></span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'Love love love this book! Cosy, heart warming, wholesome...Will be recommending this to everyone. It makes me smile when I think about it!'</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'Such a beautiful book, I adored the story and characters, The writing style was gorgeous. 100% recommend.'</span><span><br><br></span><p><span class="a-text-italic">'A love letter to books, bookshops and all who love them'</span></p><span><br><br></span><p><span class="a-text-italic">'Such a warm and cosy read! Was completely here for it...and the appreciation for books was magical'</span></p><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">'A heart-warming cosy read that makes you think about how important it is to be happy, and that we can all find a place to call 'home'.'</span> </div> <h3><span>Book Description</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>A heart-warming story set in Korea, about finding comfort and acceptance in your life - and the healing power of books.</span> </div> <div data-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="overflow: hidden;"> <h3><span>About the Author</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <p><span>Hwang Bo-reum studied Computer Science and worked as a software engineer. She wrote several essay collections: I</span><span class="a-text-italic"> Read Every Day, I Tried Kickboxing for the First Time </span><span>and </span><span class="a-text-italic">This Distance is Perfect.<br></span><span> <br></span><span class="a-text-italic">Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop</span><span> is her first novel, which has sold over 150,000 copies in Korea and been sold into 9 territories. Before its release as a paperback, the novel was initially published as an e-book after winning an open contest co-organised by Korean content-publishing platform 'Brunch'.</span></p><span><br><br>Shanna Tan is a Singaporean translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. She was selected for two emerging literary translator mentorships in 2022, where she was mentored by Anton Hur and Julia Sanches. Her prose translations have appeared in The Southern Review, The Common, Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture and more.</span> </div> </div> <div class="a-row"> <a data-csa-c-func-deps="aui-da-a-expander-toggle" data-csa-c-type="widget" data-csa-interaction-events="click" aria-expanded="true" role="button" href="javascript:void(0)" data-action="a-expander-toggle" class="a-expander-header a-declarative a-expander-extend-header" data-a-expander-toggle="{"allowLinkDefault":true, "expand_prompt":"Read more", "collapse_prompt":""}" data-csa-c-id="qypxk9-xtgman-96ghak-ia8i7l"><i class="a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse"></i><span class="a-expander-prompt"></span></a> </div> </div>
