Soyangri Book Kitchen: A Novel [Hardcover]

In this heartwarming debut novel, a woman leaves her busy life in Seoul to open a book caf? in a small town and discovers the healing power of booksperfect for fans ofBefore the Coffee Gets Cold.

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 buildings four complexes.

Over the course of one year, multiple characters each find comfort and hope at Yoojins 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.

Kim Jee-hyestudied journalism and broadcasting before working at an IT company, which she quit during the COVID-19 pandemic. She started working on her debut novel,Soyangri Book Kitchen, shortly after. She currently runs an independent bookstore in South Korea called Walking on the Clouds.

Shanna Tanis 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.