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  • Published: 19 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405966788
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

The Healing Season of Pottery




A heart warming and irresistible Korean novel about the rejuvenating power of pottery, perfect for the growing trend in healing fiction.

She rubbed the spoiled clay with her fingertips. Like a wound as it heals, the traces faded, and had soon vanished completely, as if they’d never been there at all.

Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; she’s worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change.

Now, after months of hibernation, it’s time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warmth, and the smell of clay and coffee, Jungmin feels something unfurl within her…

Here, everyone has a story to share, and as the seasons change, Jungmin returns to herself. Pot by pot, plate by plate, Jungmin discovers that as her hands become busier, her mind becomes calmer, and her heart opens up like never before.

From a rising talent, this is an uplifting story of new friends and old practices, of finding community, and of what happens when you finally slow down in this fast-paced world.

  • Published: 19 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405966788
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

Praise for The Healing Season of Pottery

A charming and poignant novel about the power of friendship, community and hobbies that teach us to slow down and reconnect

Libby Page, THE LIDO

A charming and utterly moving novel of finding love, meaning and peace through pottery. Reader, I hope you find these pages as healing as I have.

Patricia Park, RE JANE

A heartwarming reminder that every season of life carries a lesson, and everything broken can heal

Evie Woods, THE LOST BOOKSHOP

Poetic and charming

Sally Page, THE KEEPER OF STORIES

Reading [this] novel, I felt a warmth and joy, as if I, too, had spent four seasons in Soyo Workshop

Baek Sehee, I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI
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