Marigold Mind Laundry
The inspirational and uplifting bestseller that will capture your heart
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The NEXT irresistibly uplifting read for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD set in a magical laundry
The #1 International word-of-mouth bestseller
Heartwarming and inspirational, MARIGOLD MIND LAUNDRY will remind you there is always a reason to feel positive
'A life-changing novel' ***** reader review
'A book that makes me reflect on my life' *****
'Even better when you read it with a loved one' *****
'I took leave from work because I needed to finish it in one sitting' *****
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We will wash away your pain and iron away any creases in your heart.
Overnight, in the village of Marigold on top of a hill, old Jieun has conjured up a magical Mind Laundry, where she cleanses painful experiences from her customer's hearts, transferring them into stains on a T-shirt and transforming them into dazzling red petals.
We meet five of Jieun's customers to her laundry: a frustrated young filmmaker; a tortured social-media influencer; a distraught mother who has discovered her husband’s other family; a young woman two-timed by her lover, and Yeonghui, a victim of bullying, who works as a delivery man to escape his pain in routine.
After washing away their pain and ironing out their creases, Jieun discovers an astonishing revelation about memory, pain and moving on.
As we laugh, wonder and grow with the vivid characters in this book, MARIGOLD MIND LAUNDRY shows how we too can tap into the positivity and magic that lies in us all.
Which bad memories would you like to wash away?
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NOW A #1 STRAITS TIMES BESTSELLER, SINGAPORE
Translated by Shanna Tan, award-winning translator of WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP
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Yun makes her English-language debut with the touching if anodyne story of a small coastal village where a laundress can wash stains off people's souls. The pensive Jieun was born with the ability to heal others and make their wishes come true. She was separated from her parents as a little girl and has since been reincarnated for the literal millionth time. At the end of each life, she has longed in vain to be reunited in the next one with her original family. Now, in her latest iteration, she sets about healing others, taking away the bad memories of a young filmmaker and helping an influencer find a life that better suits her. In the process, Jieun discovers a surprising bond with a melancholy photographer and learns to enjoy the life she has. Some readers may lose patience with the generic self-help advice Jieun dispenses to her customers: "It's OK to cry until you feel better"; "learn to live for yourself, not for anyone else." Still, there's an undeniable appeal to seeing people get a second chance at life. Those in the mood for an uplifting fable ought to seek this out.
