{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-hyunam-dong-bookshop-hwang-bo-reum-9781526662286","title":"Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYeongju 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA heart-warming story about finding comfort and acceptance in your life - and the healing power of books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Delightful, reflective and heart-warming'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Profound and healing . a beautiful story at its heart' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn incredibly exciting debut novel. At once gentle and invigorating. I devoured it'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Sarah Crossan, author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHere is the Beehive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eReader Reviews:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Love love love this book! Cosy, heart warming, wholesome...Will be recommending this to everyone. It makes me smile when I think about it!'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Such a beautiful book, I adored the story and characters, The writing style was gorgeous. 100% recommend.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'A love letter to books, bookshops and all who love them'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Such a warm and cosy read! Was completely here for it...and the appreciation for books was magical'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'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'.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHwang Bo-reum studied Computer Science and worked as a software engineer. She wrote several essay collections: I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRead Every Day, I Tried Kickboxing for the First Time\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Distance is Perfect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWelcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShanna 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. 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