{"product_id":"well-was-well-is-well-be-from-a-beloved-korean-essayist","title":"Well Was Well Is Well Be: From a Beloved Korean Essayist","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust reading the title feels like a deep breath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis English edition of the widely quoted Korean essay collection offers quiet strength in a noisy world. From bestselling Korean author Jung Young-wook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell Was, Well Is, Well Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites you to explore the simple but powerful question:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave I done well? Am I doing well? Will I do well?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn soft, honest language, the author reflects on what it means to keep going—especially when life feels unsteady.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Some days, we endure bravely. Other days, we feel like we're falling apart inside.\u003cbr\u003eBut if our lives can break without reason, maybe they can also heal without reason.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDivided into six parts—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmotions, Relationships, Love, Self-Preservation, Depression, and Encouragement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—each chapter offers short, lyrical essays grounded in lived experience. These are not lessons, but gentle observations. Not answers, but empathy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book doesn't shout for change. Instead, it whispers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are allowed to rest. You are allowed to hope. You are allowed to be soft and still strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you standing at an uncertain point in life?\u003cbr\u003eDo you feel disillusioned by relationships that seem to drift apart?\u003cbr\u003eAre you heartbroken by yet another failed love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book doesn't shout for change. Instead, it whispers:\u003cbr\u003eYou are allowed to rest. You are allowed to hope. You are allowed to be soft and still strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is for you if you are someone who…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003equietly wonders whether you're really living well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003efinds relationships especially hard and struggles to steady your own emotions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003elies awake at night, worn thin by worry and anxiety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewants to stop running from sadness and instead grow by accepting it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehopes to offer a warm word of comfort to someone you love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003elongs to believe, once again, that life is beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen this book is for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpen it like a door.\u003cbr\u003eInside, you'll find a quiet garden blooming with the possibility of \"well.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo everyone reading this—\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell Was, Well Is, Well Be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913350439103,"sku":"86d29d5c-cba5-48b3-9d33-5b635ab44da8","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/e23b943ad1d806176acd144eff0f8e99.jpg?v=1785045789","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/well-was-well-is-well-be-from-a-beloved-korean-essayist","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}