The Second Chance Convenience Store: A Novel by Kim Ho-Yeon (Paperback)

The Second Chance Convenience Store is a warm-hearted Korean novel by Kim Ho-Yeon, translated by Janet Hong. Dok-go is homeless in Seoul and remembers nothing of his past. When he finds a lost wallet and returns it, its owner, Mrs Yeom, a retired history teacher who runs a corner shop, starts offering him meals.

After he stops a robbery, she gives him the night shift despite her staff's doubts. Slowly he wins them over, helps neighbours and customers, and brings the struggling shop back to life, until Mrs Yeom's son, who wants to sell, hires a detective to dig into the past Dok-go would rather forget.

• A gentle story of kindness, community and redemption
• Set around a neighbourhood convenience store in Seoul
• Translated from Korean by Janet Hong
• For readers of uplifting fiction in translation

Details

• Author: Kim Ho-Yeon
• Translator: Janet Hong
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Year: 2025
• Format: Paperback, 208 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780063354777