The Laundry That Washes Away Sorrows

Five stories about hope: a soul-warming Korean bestseller.

In Seoul, in the Yeonnam-dong district, a small cozy laundromat called “Bingul-Bingul” operates around the clock. People of all kinds come here with their dirty laundry and dark thoughts, and while the machine spins, they write entries in a worn everyday notebook with a green cover. Someone describes their day, someone asks for advice, and someone confesses the most secret thing they have never dared to tell anyone. And for each person, the notebook contains an answer that could change their life… Through five different stories of visitors to the “Bingul-Bingul” laundromat, Kim Ji Yun conveys a simple truth: opening your heart is the hardest thing, and finding someone who will listen to you is enormous happiness.