The Second Chance Convenience Store
$43.47
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2025
Summary
‘Holding on to the belief that life had meaning and must go on, I, too, would carry on.’
In this million-copy bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in a homeless man who does a good deed - a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighbourhood.
Seoul Station is home to Dokgo, a man with no memories of his past. Until one day his subdued existence is disrupted when he stumbles upon a lost wallet, triggering a chain of events that will change the co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035032877 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035032872 |
| Author: | Kim Ho-Yeon, Janet Hong |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 139mm x 207mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Dok-go’s realistic and encouraging relationship with the store’s customers, who have their problems and aspirations resolved so well through the pages, wins everyone’s hearts * The Korea Times *
A moving story about solidarity and the healing process – Yes24 and Kyobo Book Center
Kim Ho-Yeon
Kim Ho-yeon has worked as a novelist, playwright and comic-book writer. Considered a complete storyteller, he won the 9th Segye Literary Prize (offered by the Segye Ilbo newspaper) in 2013, and in 2021 was awarded Yes24 Book of the Year and Millie Audiobook of the Year. His work stands out for the humanity conveyed by his characters, always inspiring, and for stories that remind us of our own lives. He lives in Seoul.
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