{"title":"Kim Jee Hye","description":"Kim Jee-hye studied 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 Tan is 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.","products":[{"product_id":"soyangri-book-kitchen-hardcover","title":"Soyangri Book Kitchen - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming novel from a South Korean author about the healing power of books, perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 building's four complexes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of one year, multiple characters each find comfort and hope at Yoojin's 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102577266911,"sku":"9781454963684","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4OwXmA-3449781454963684.webp?v=1781083522"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kim-jee-hye.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}