The Healing Season of Pottery

She rubbed the spoiled clay with her fingertips. Like a wound as it heals, the traces faded, and had soon vanished completely, as if they''d never been there at all.

Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; she''s worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change.

Now, after months of hibernation, it''s time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warmth, and the smell of clay and coffee, Jungmin feels something unfurl within her...

Here, everyone has a story to share, and as the seasons change, Jungmin returns to herself. Pot by pot, plate by plate, Jungmin discovers that as her hands become busier, her mind becomes calmer, and her heart opens up like never before.

From a rising talent, this is an uplifting story of new friends and old practices, of finding community, and of what happens when you finally slow down in this fast-paced world.<>

Product details

• Authors: Yeon Somin
• Assisted by: Clare Richards (Editor), Clare Richards (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781405966771
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-6677-1
• No. of pages: 303
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts, Fiction in translation, South Korea, Complementary therapies, healing & health, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Pottery, ceramics and glass crafts, FICTION / World Literature / Korea, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Health and illness