Yun Jung-eun

Sur une colline du petit village côtier de Marigold, une laverie insolite est un jour apparue comme par magie dans la nuit. Loin de laver uniquement les vêtements, Ji-Eun, l’énigmatique propriétaire, propose à ses clients de nettoyer leur cœur en effaçant leurs souvenirs les plus douloureux. Devant un thé bien chaud, les clients de passage lui confient leurs secrets. Mais suffit-il vraiment de faire disparaître les taches laissées par la tristesse et le chagrin pour trouver le bonheur ? Autrice de plusieurs ouvrages de non-fiction, Yun Jungeun a obtenu le prix Dongseo en 2011 pour sa nouvelle « Le temps d’une relation individuelle ». La Fabuleuse Laverie du village Marigold, son premier roman, a rencontré un succès immédiat en Corée du Sud et est en cours de traduction en 10 langues.

Welcome to the Marigold Mind Laundry, where we wash away the stains from your heart. In this enchanting tale—a blockbuster bestseller in Korea—the enigmatic owner of a magical laundromat that erases people’s painful memories must learn to find her own peace before she can truly help others. Born with mysterious powers she does not know how to control, young Jieun accidentally causes her family to vanish. She vows to live a million lives in search of them. Finally, one night, she brings the Marigold Mind Laundry into existence. Its service: to remove the deepest pain from our hearts. Jieun listens while customers share their unhappy memories. As they speak, she transfers their sadness onto T-shirts as stains. After a spin in the washing machine, the stains become flower petals that soar into the air, and Jieun’s customers find solace. Five wounded souls come to Jieun for help: a frustrated young filmmaker, a spiraling social media influencer, a mother betrayed by her husband, a woman jilted by her lover, and a talented photographer who hides in the saftey of a mundane job. As Jieun listens to each of their stories, she learns that the will to heal is not a rare gift, but a power we all possess—if only we are open to it. Joyous and inspiring, The Marigold Mind Laundry offers wonderment and comfort as it teaches us to tap into the magic that lives within us all.