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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.

Julie Leong, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes

A rumour surrounds an old house. Send a letter and if it's chosen a mysterious ticket will be delivered to you. 
 
No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket inviting her to a market that opens once a year when it rains. 
 
Here she's offered to swap her life for another. A better one. 
 
The problem? She has one week to find the perfect life and true happiness, or she'll be trapped inside the market forever. 
 
Accompanied by Isha the cat, Serin searches through bookstores, hair salons and perfumeries before time runs out. 
 
All while a shadow follows quietly behind them . .

DISCOVER THE KOREAN BESTSELLER AND STEP INTO A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE 
 
An uplifting and healing gift of a book that asks would you trade your life for another one? 
 
'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes 
 
'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes 
 
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 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 . . .---- 
Readers are loving The Rainfall Market 
‘Hooked in an instant’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
'The literary equivalent of wrapping yourself up in a warm blanket. I loved every minute of it’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘Cool story, cute characters’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘I loved this! It's lovely and sweet and has a wonderful message’ 5 ***** Reader Review

Step inside a magical and uplifting world in this Korean bestselling sensation . . . 
 
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 . . .

You Yeong-Gwang (Author) 
You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. He wrote this story during breaks while delivering food for a living. He felt truly happy while writing this story and wishes for all readers to find healing and courage through it so that they may go out and find their own happiness. 
 
Slin Jung (Translator) 
Slin Jung is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Toronto, Canada. Her published translations include the non-fiction Gwangju Uprising and the short story "Black is Black, White is White" in The Age of Doubt. She also contributed to the translation of Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS.

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