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The Rainfall Market

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The Rainfall Market

Written by: You Yeong-Gwang, Slin Jung - translator
Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
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AN UPLIFTING AND HEALING GIFT OF A BOOK THAT ASKS - WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR LIFE FOR ANOTHER ONE?
On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears. This is The Rainfall Market. Inside you will find magical bookstores, hairdressers, perfumeries and anything your heart desires.

But you cannot enter without an invitation.

Serin, who lives in a small flat with her mother and dreams of a bigger, better life, can’t believe her luck when she receives a ticket inviting her to step inside The Rainfall Market.

Once inside she will have the opportunity to swap her life for a new one. A better one.

Accompanied by Isha the cat and followed by a mysterious shadow, Serin tentatively steps inside. There she is told she has just one week to choose the perfect life and find true happiness.

However, there is a catch.

If she doesn’t find her dream life, she'll be trapped inside the market forever . . .
'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' JULIE LONG, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes

© You Yeong-Gwang 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

 Contemporary Fantasy Genre Fiction Magical Realism Paranormal & Urban World Literature
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The Rainfall Market is a warm and wondrous story about the pursuit of that most elusive of treasures: a perfect life. Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive, this book will leave you with gratitude for the small things that matter most - and also, the urge to hug your cat.
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The book takes the readers through a journey of dreams ambitions self doubt regret and then flips the theme to empathy, friendship, courage and reflection

The book builds a bride between dreams and reality through a unique perspective

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The flow of the story was easy and smooth and left a happy aftertaste. Although it perhaps is for a younger audience, I thoroughly enjoyed it

Simple heartwarming story with a dollop of magic

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