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Roots bring hope and life lessons in this plant parent’s diary.
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The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent

Four Seasons of Growth

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    272 pages

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    30 March 2027

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Summary

“Where there are roots, there is hope.”

Kim Keum Hee is a self-confessed and proud ‘plant parent’. She lives with her (human) husband and seventy-plus houseplants in her small apartment in Seoul. When life feels overwhelming, it’s her plants that keep her going. Her mood instantly improves when she watches the delicate leaves of her acacia dealbata finally flourish and she feels more hopeful when she discovers new roots on her dying ghost cactus.

Through summer, autum…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398574922
ISBN-10:1398574929
Author:Keum Hee Kim, Clare Richards
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Scribner UK
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:30 March 2027
Dimensions:135mm x 216mm
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The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent by Keum Hee Kim - ISBN: 9781398574922
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About The Author

Keum Hee Kim

Kim Keum Hee is one of Korea’s most renowned and decorated contemporary women writers. The Diary of a Korean Plant Parent is her second work of nonfiction and her first to be translated into English.

Clare Richards is an award-winning literary translator working from Korean. She has translated works by Kang Hwagil, Lim Solah, Yeon Somin, amongst others. She lives in the Nottinghamshire countryside.

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