I’ve got to say, I’m an absolute sucker for these nostalgic, turn-back-time, erase-the-memory magical realism novels lately. If you enjoyed Before the Coffee Gets Cold, then you’ll enjoy this sentimental and emotional book. After young Jieun accidentally misuses her powers, causing her beloved family to vanish, she lives a million restless lives in search of them. In the village of Marigold, set atop a hill, Jieun operates a ‘mind laundry’, where she cleanses one’s heart of painful experiences. The story focuses on five characters: a young woman who discovers her first love has been cheating, a social media influencer wrapped up and lost in the digital world, a frustrated filmmaker, a mother whose husband has another family, and a photographer who has been incessantly bullied. Human, compassionate and kind to the soul, this book is full of life lessons, if not leaning a little overly sentimental in parts. I’d love to see this serialised into a K-drama.