A Love Story from the End of the World: Stories 🌍♥️

By Juhea Kim.

A Love Story from the End of the World by Juhea Kim is a breathtaking and thought provoking collection of ten stories that explore humanity’s fragile connection with nature and with one another.

Moving across time and continents, from near future Seoul to the South of France and small disappearing islands, Kim’s stories are lyrical, intimate and deeply human.

Each story imagines how people live, love and hope in a world altered by environmental decline and social change. In one, a civil engineer working inside a smog sealed biodome considers the meaning of love and marriage in a poisoned city.

In another, a painter searching for inspiration in France becomes entangled with a man who claims to have discovered a new colour. On a remote island drowning in waste, a young boy finds unlikely fame with his K-pop inspired dances, dreaming of a life beyond survival.

What makes this collection so special is how it balances global scale ideas with small, deeply personal moments. Juhea Kim writes with tenderness and precision, capturing the beauty and absurdity of being human in an uncertain world. Her characters are flawed, hopeful and achingly real, each trying to find meaning amid ecological and emotional collapse.

These are stories about our place in the world, about connection and choice, about the delicate balance between destruction and renewal. Kim’s writing is elegant and immersive, with a quiet humour that shines through even in the bleakest settings.

A Love Story from the End of the World reminds us that while the world may be fragile, compassion and creativity endure. A remarkable collection that lingers long after the final page.

Thank you so much to the team at Harper Collins UK for sending me a limited edition proof copy of the book! The book is out now and available to purchase.

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