The Seoul Letter Shop 9780008750428 Paperback

A touching testament to the power of letter writing and connecting with strangers, for fans ofDays at the Morisaki Bookshopand What You’reLooking For is in the Library.Hyoyoung feels trapped in her small hometown after her dreams of becoming a filmmaker have been dashed, and so when a friend asks her to come and work at his boutique letter shop in Seouls Yeonhui-dong district, she jumps at the chance.The shop is stocked with irresistible pens, papers and envelopes, and Hyoyoung is soon beguiled by its charms. She is particularly intrigued by the shops pen pal service, where customers can pick up an anonymous letter to read, as long as they agree to write an anonymous letter in return. Hyoyoung observes the shops customers secret correspondence with each other, as they express their deepest fears and most ardent desires to people they’ve never met. Each of the customers has their own story to tell, and as her connection with them deepens, its not long before Hyoyoung discovers the healing, transformative power of the handwritten letter herself