Soyangri Book Kitchen

A heartwarming bestselling Korean novel about the power of books to heal, as a woman leaves her busy life in Seoul to open a bookshop cafe in the countryside where guests can stay overnight Welcome to Soyangri Book Kitchen In a peaceful village in the countryside, far from the bustling heart of Seoul, lies a book lovers'' paradise. With its wafts of delicious food and book-filled shelves, Soyangri Book Kitchen is dotingly managed by its plucky proprietor Yoojin. Her aim? To create a sanctuary for weary souls like herself. But the book kitchen is more than just a place to eat or read - it''s a place which offers its guests a true escape, not just inside the pages of its many books, but in the warm embrace of an overnight bookstay. Over the course of a year, seven individuals, all at a crossroads in their lives, find their way to Yoojin''s book kitchen. Among them are Da-in, a singer grappling with an identity crisis, Sohee, a promising lawyer confronted with a daunting medical diagnosis, and Soohyuk, a young musical director whose dreams have been stifled by failure. As they arrive in Soyangri, each of them will find their life subtly transformed by the magic of its books and the kindness of its people.

Product details

• Authors: Kim Jee Hye, Kim Jee-hye, Jee Hye Kim, Jee-Hye Kim
• Assisted by: Shanna Tan (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2025
• EAN: 9781787304628
• ISBN: 978-1-78730-462-8
• No. of pages: 199
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 224 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Narrative theme: Sense of place, South Korea, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Places / Asia, FICTION / Books, Bookstores & Libraries