{"product_id":"well-was-well-is-well-young-wook-jeong-9791162145869","title":"Well Was Well Is Well Be: From a Beloved Korean Essayist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust reading the title feels like a deep breath.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis English edition of the widely quoted Korean essay collection offers quiet strength in a noisy world. From bestselling Korean author Jung Young-wook, \u003ci\u003eWell Was, Well Is, Well Be\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to explore the simple but powerful question: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave I done well? Am I doing well? Will I do well?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn soft, honest language, the author reflects on what it means to keep going-especially when life feels unsteady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into six parts-\u003cb\u003eEmotions, Relationships, Love, Self-Preservation, Depression, and Encouragement\u003c\/b\u003e-each chapter offers short, lyrical essays grounded in lived experience. These are not lessons, but gentle observations. Not answers, but empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book doesn't shout for change. Instead, it whispers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are allowed to rest. You are allowed to hope. You are allowed to be soft and still strong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen this book is for you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen it like a door.\u003cbr\u003eInside, you'll find a quiet garden blooming with the possibility of \"well.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo everyone reading this-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell Was, Well Is, Well Be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Young-Wook Jeong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791162145869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Young-Wook Jeong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801532870911,"sku":"9791162145869","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/well-was-well-is-well-young-wook-jeong-9791162145869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}