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Marigold Mind Laundry

A Novel

by Jungeun Yun
Shanna Tan
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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 safety 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.

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  • Release date

    October 1, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798217020928
      • File size: 185606 KB
      • Duration: 06:26:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 2, 2024
      Yun makes her English-language debut with the touching if anodyne story of a small coastal village where a laundress can wash stains off people’s souls. The pensive Jieun was born with the ability to heal others and make their wishes come true. She was separated from her parents as a little girl and has since been reincarnated for the literal millionth time. At the end of each life, she has longed in vain to be reunited in the next one with her original family. Now, in her latest iteration, she sets about healing others, taking away the bad memories of a young filmmaker and helping an influencer find a life that better suits her. In the process, Jieun discovers a surprising bond with a melancholy photographer and learns to enjoy the life she has. Some readers may lose patience with the generic self-help advice Jieun dispenses to her customers: “It’s OK to cry until you feel better”; “learn to live for yourself, not for anyone else.” Still, there’s an undeniable appeal to seeing people get a second chance at life. Those in the mood for an uplifting fable ought to seek this out.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Sofia Jin's gentle, calming voice perfectly suits this cozy audiobook about a woman who washes away painful experiences from people's hearts. Jieun has spent many reincarnated lives searching for her missing family until she finally settles into a laundromat. Five people with wounded souls come through, including a disheartened filmmaker and an overburdened social media influencer. Jieun listens carefully to their stories, transferring their unhappy memories into stains on a T-shirt that get washed away. Jin narrates with a British accent and warm confidence, embodying Jieun's wisdom as she dispenses advice to her customers. Smoothly differentiating characters by adjusting her cadence, pitch, and tone, Jin emotionally connects to their unique pains. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from March 1, 2025

      Can a magical laundromat match the delightful cats, bookstores, and restaurants featured in other recently translated healing novels? Certainly. It may even surpass them with its exploration of the hurts, big and little, that alter the course of lives. Jieun has the ability to make other people's wishes come true, but she's experienced a loss so great that even centuries have been unable to heal her. However, a fleeting moment of beauty gives her a needed pause from which a plan can sprout. While she may be unable to help herself, she can lighten the stains of painful memories for her clients. Each client approaches healing differently, covering Jieun--and maybe listeners, too--with a warm layer of soft peace. Sofia Jin's conversational delivery lightens the densest sadness without diminishing the seriousness of anyone's pain, though it does mirror Jieun's detachedness from the world. It also highlights the growing richness of the Marigold community's bonds as Jieun, unaware, begins to drop the sajangnim ("boss") bearing that keeps her separated from those who care. VERDICT Yun's English-language debut is an absolutely lovely, lightly magical novel that may resonate with listeners navigating loss or regret.--Matthew Galloway

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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