The Rainfall Market (You Yeong-Gwang)

AN UPLIFTING AND HEALING BOOK THAT ASKS - WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR LIFE FOR ANOTHER ONE?

'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes

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On the first day of monsoon the old ramshackle building appears - this is The Rainfall Market.

Inside: magical bookstores, hairdressers, perfumeries - anything your heart desires.

But to enter you need a Ticket.

And to get one you must write a letter telling of your misfortune.

Lonely schoolgirl Serin dreams of a bigger, better life.

And she can't believe her luck when her letter of woe is answered with a Ticket.

Accompanied by Isha the cat, Serin enters Rainfall Market. She has just two weeks to choose a perfect life in exchange for her misfortunes.

But there is a catch.

If she doesn't find the dream life she seeks, she'll be trapped here forever . . .

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You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. He wrote this story during breaks while delivering food for a living. He felt truly happy while writing this story and wishes for all readers to find healing and courage through it so that they may go out and find their own happiness. Slin Jung is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Toronto, Canada. Her published translations include the non-fiction Gwangju Uprising and the short story "Black is Black, White is White" in The Age of Doubt. She also contributed to the translation of Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS.

Buch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 224 Seiten