{"product_id":"soyangri-book-kitchen-9781454963684","title":"Soyangri Book Kitchen","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming novel from a South Korean author about the healing power of books, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With good books, good food and companionship, the Book Kitchen fills people's tired souls. Yoojin, who grew up in Seoul, opened the Book Kitchen by chance in Soyangri, a village two hours from Seoul by car. The Book Kitchen functions as a bookshop and cafe. The second function of the Book Kitchen is a Book Stay, where one can stay overnight in one of the building's four complexes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of one year, multiple characters each find comfort and hope at Yoojin's Book Kitchen. From a music idol facing an identity crisis, to a promising lawyer beset by an unsettling medical diagnosis, to a young, failed music director who has had to rein in his dreams, they happen upon Soyangri at pivotal moments in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Jee-hye\u003c\/b\u003e studied journalism and broadcasting before working at an IT company, which she quit during the COVID-19 pandemic. She started working on her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eSoyangri Book Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, shortly after. She currently runs an independent bookstore in South Korea called Walking on the Clouds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShanna Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator based in sunny Singapore, translating from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. She spends her time with languages--reading, teaching, translating and writing. Elsewhere on the Internet, she writes about self-studying foreign languages and her love for books. She lives in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635543277842,"sku":"9781454963684","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2659b079-d873-430e-878d-06e38a660f65.jpg?v=1759241974","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soyangri-book-kitchen-9781454963684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}