High Heavenly Ladder

After the second year of university, Johan decides to dedicate his life to God and goes to a small Benedictine monastery in one of the Korean provinces. The young man is confident in his love for the Creator, and for several years the life of the young monk flows in a calm routine of prayers and modest work. Until one fine day, the abbot's niece—young and beautiful Kim Sohee—arrives at the monastery. Did Johan, now no longer a young novice but the secretary of the abbot, a serious twenty-nine-year-old monk, think that his love for this girl would surpass his loyalty to God? The new novel by Gong Ji-young is a complex story about a choice that changes our lives. About the events that, once experienced, make us forever different. And about the fact that in the end, the most important thing is to listen to your heart and never betray it…