Description
Korean Literature · Physical Book
Marigold Heart Laundry
A physical edition of Marigold Heart Laundry, matched to the exact illustrated building cover shown.
Highlights
- Physical book
- Exact cover shown
- Korean literary title
- Giftable edition
Language and edition are as listed; minor print details may vary.
Publication date March 06, 2023
Number of pages, weight, size 272 pages | 352g | 135*200*20mm
Publisher Reviews
Take care of the wounds of the heart
The story of the mysterious laundry on the hill
Author Yoon Jeong-eun tells through “Marigold Mind Laundry” that sadness and joy are eventually connected, just as the sun and the moon coexist in the same sky. The fact that even painful wounds can become beautiful flowers, the existence of ‘bright sadness’, the encouragement and trust of someone who makes me live again even on days when I want to give up everything, the space called ‘Mind Laundry’ and the people who come and go there show through It is a novel that allows you to shed tears together with the heartbreaking stories of the characters in 『Marigold Mind Laundry』, feel heartbroken at the way they live and overcome, and seriously think about the choices and scars of the past.
The illustration on the cover and body of the book was participated by Song Ji-hye, the author of the coloring book “Garden of Time”. The atmosphere of the novel is enhanced with delicate and mysterious paintings unique to Song Ji-hye, who is gaining great popularity in collaboration with various domestic and foreign brands. If she was drawn to the splendor when she first saw it, she takes a closer look at it after reading the book, and the hidden details that she sees again are another pleasure of reading this book. She will be able to immerse herself more deeply in the work by finding secrets that she did not notice before reading the novel one by one.
Book introduction
Magically erases the stains on your heart
Jeong-Eun Yun’s first novel in 11 years of winning the Literary Award
The definitive version of Korean healing novels!
Sometimes we want to turn back time and go back to the past to undo things we regretted. But is it really a wise choice to erase the work? And when those memories are erased, will I be able to be where I am now? If you don’t have those memories, can you be happy in the future?
『Marigold Mind Laundry』 is a healing fantasy novel that depicts the events that take place in a little suspicious yet mysterious laundry that has arisen on a hill in the middle of the night. A mysterious woman with a pale white face, a body as thin as chopsticks, and long, curly black hair makes hot tea every day for someone who visits the laundry. Those who drink her tea unknowingly confide in her secret stories that she has never told anyone else. Can the people who asked to erase all the memories of the painful day as if they were stains will be able to leave the laundromat and be happy?
Essayist Yoon Jeong-eun, who has been greatly loved by about 500,000 readers, including “It’s okay to live as you want”, meets readers through the novel “Marigold Mind Laundry” 11 years after winning the Literary Award. The various stories of the people who come and go to the laundry that magically appeared in a quiet village and the changes that come to the inside of the owner of the laundry through deep conversations are drawn with a warm gaze. Stories resembling our own lives, such as the childhood when we suffered from poverty and gave up on our dreams, the betrayal of a loved one, the life lost in wealth and fame, the wounds and wanderings caused by school violence, and the youth devoted to the sake of our children, touch our hearts. rings The courage to acknowledge the wounds and open one’s heart, and the warm heart to sympathize with the pain of the neighbors and comfort the wounds are thickly melted throughout the work.
This book, “Marigold Mind Laundry,” will be a hiding place where you can hide in and shake off your wounds on a day when you feel like you’re on the edge of a cliff, on a day when you think you don’t want to have a heart.
Liam from New York, USA –
This book offers some nice ideas about feelings and healing. The story was a bit slow at times but had strong moments too. It makes you think. I wouldn’t read it twice, though.
Rowan from Nashville, USA –
I felt connected to the characters. Their struggles seemed real. It helped me reflect on my own feelings. Not perfect, but definitely engaging and relatable.
Ethan – Chicago, USA –
This book has some touching moments. It takes time to connect the stories, but they can be powerful. I expected a little more action based on the description.
Catalina – Buenos Aires, Argentina –
Compré ‘Marigold Heart Laundry’ y la historia me llegó. Personajes creíbles con sus problemas reales. Me gusta el enfoque en las emociones de forma sencilla. Sin embargo, a veces sentí que ciertas partes eran lentas.
Lina Vogelhart from Hannover, Deutschland –
Die Seiten dieses Romans wirken wie sanfte Hände, die eine gebrochene Seele umfassen. Yoon Jeong-eun zeigt durch das ‘Mind Laundry’, wie Traurigkeit und Freude gleichzeitig leben können. Ein echter Seelenbalsam.
Sofia Mariani from Firenze, Italia –
L’opera di Yoon Jeong-eun fa vibrare corde profonde. La ‘lavanderia del cuore’ è un rifugio che trasforma il dolore in bellezza, un viaggio interiore narrato con grazia infinita.