There was only one thing on her mind. ‘I must start a bookshop.’

 

Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart.

 

 

Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop. In a quaint neighbourhood 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. A heart-warming story about finding comfort and acceptance in your life – and the healing power of books.

 

 

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ABOUT THE BLOOMSBURY DYSELIXA-FRIENDLY EDITIONS SERIES

 

Bloomsbury Dyslexia-Friendly Editions is an initiative presenting some of our best-known adult titles in an accessible format.

 

Using sans-serif font, cream-coloured paper and blue text to increase page/text contrast, Bloomsbury are proud to improve reader experience of some of their most beloved works of adult fiction.

 

Starting with a selection of top-selling titles, including Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Piranesi and the multi-million copy bestseller The Kite Runner, Bloomsbury hope to roll this initiative out to more and more of our much-loved titles in the future.