<p><b>INSTANT<i> USA TODAY</i> BESTSELLER * NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER </b><br><b>INDIE NEXT PICK * </b><b><i>Debutiful </i>Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * Powell's Pick of the Month * A <i>Bookshop </i>Best Book of the Year So Far</b><br><br><b>The Korean smash hit available for the first time in English, a slice-of-life novel for readers of Matt Haig's <i>The Midnight Library </i>and Gabrielle Zevin's <i>The Storied Life of AJ Fikry.</i></b><br><br>Yeongju is burned out. She did everything she was supposed to: go to school, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. In a leap of faith, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop. In a quaint neighborhood 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. <br><br>A heartwarming story about finding acceptance in your life and the healing power of books, <i>Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop</i> is a gentle reminder that it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.</p>
