【Feature】
★2023 Chosun Ilbo Author of the Year
★2024 Booksellers' Choice Award Winner
★Official Adaptation Coming Soon!
Dubbed as the "Future Star of Korean Literature" by her readers, Young writer Lee Kkoch-nim brings us another page-turner that sets the heart a flutter.
"This is my most cherished story out of all I’ve penned."
Having already swept 200,000 readers off their feet with "I Will Cross Time For You," and another 100,000 with "Killing Your Friend," Lee Kkoch-nim is renowned for her straightforward approach to exploring teen dilemmas—things one wish they’d known but are hard to put down to words.
Consistently climbing the bestseller lists, she's a trusted voice in young adult fiction. Now she returns with a heartfelt tale of young love.
In this narrative, which the author holds dear, two seventeen-year-olds find each other by chance during one scorching summer. Both are struggling with their families and seem deeply wounded. Slowly, they let their guards down and embark on a journey toward a shared future.
The book has been acclaimed as "the novel that makes you fall in love with summer," "a story you can't put down once started," and "a read that moves you to both tears and smiles." These accolades have further solidified Lee Kkot-nim's reputation as "an author readers can always trust." Between the lines flows the writer's heartfelt dedication—to all youth bearing unbearable wounds yet marching forward courageously: Though life may be rugged, may joy ultimately outweigh sorrow."The true miracle is this:
The moment I poured my entire soul into it,
the world began to transform."
Their story began on an endlessly sweltering summer day, with an irresistible pull between them. That inexplicable presence—the one who kept surfacing in their thoughts, the one who stirred inexplicable worry. For Ha Ji-oh, it was Yoo Chan; for Yoo Chan, it was Ha Ji-oh. "That person" took root in the deepest corners of their hearts.
When they recognized each other's pain, when the urge to protect first flickered to life, the two boys found themselves confronting pasts they'd long avoided. Through the quiet, watchful eyes of their neighbors—some obvious, some hidden—they came to understand: every choice carries loss, yet choosing is inevitable. Even when decisions wound us, we can still choose something beyond bitterness or scorn. And when we do, our world truly begins to shift.
Clutching the fragile hope that "maybe I can make peace with myself," Ji-oh and Yoo Chan forged what they'd thought would be a season of scorching anguish into their most radiant, unforgettable summer yet. Read More
【Author】
Lee Kkoch-nim
The author received the grand prize at the 8th Munhakdongne Young Adult Literary Award for "I Will Cross Time For You." The author's body of work includes young adult novels such as "Luck Is On It’s Way For You," "Of Course, It's You," "Killing Your Friend," "The Boy Who Stole a Name," "The Well of B612" (co-authored), and "Feminism for Girls" (co-authored). They have also written children's books like "The House Where Villains Live" and "The Ghost Problem Solver. |
