The Rainfall Market
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- $199.00
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- $199.00
Descripción editorial
If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose?
On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market—where you can choose to completely change your life.
No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket. Lonely and with no real prospects for a future, Serin ventures to the market, determined to create a better life for herself.
There, she meets a magical cat companion named Issha and they search through bookstores, perfumeries, and fantastical realms while Serin tries to determine what her perfect life will look like.
The catch? Serin only has one week to find her happiness or be doomed to vanish into the market forever.
And all the while, a shadow follows quietly behind them…
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Yeoung-Gwang's sweet but uneventful debut introduces schoolgirl Serin, who wins a "Golden Ticket" to a marketplace of dreams by writing an essay describing her misfortunes. There's no need for her to embellish; Serin's father died when she was too young to remember him, her house burned down, she lives with her mother in a dank "semi-basement" apartment, and, last year, her little sister ran away and has not returned. In response to her essay, she's invited to the market at the start of the next rainy season, where she can trade her misfortunes for "a happier story in our stock." The market is run by Dokkaebi, goblin-like creatures from Korean folklore, among them Toriya, a gentle giant who loves to pick flowers despite a phobia of insects, and Mata, who owns a bookstore. Serin's quasi-adventures include getting a haircut and visiting the shops and food stalls accompanied by Issha, a cat with a ravenous appetite and a keen sense of where to find the best bargain. The tale meanders with little sense of forward momentum as Serin considers her options for a better life. The result is a cute but predictable fairy tale that feels better suited for a younger audience.
