The Second Chance Convenience Store

In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea,the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deeda kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood–a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin. Dok-go lives in Seoul Station. He can’t remember his pastand the only thing he knows for certain is that he could really use a drink. When he finds a lost wallet filled with documentshis life is drastically changed. Mrs. Yeoma retired history teacher and current owner of her neighborhood’s corner storeis distraught over the loss of her purseuntil she receives a mysterious call from the person who found it. To thank this down-on-his-luck strangershe offers him a free meal from the convenience store. Seeing the joy the food brings himMrs. Yeom impulsively invites him to stop by for lunch every day. In a twist of fateDok-go saves the store from a robber–a brave act that propels Mrs. Yeom to offers the bear-like man a job working the night shiftdespite the objections of her wary employees. The store’s new employee quickly wins over the quirky denizens of the neighborhoodbecoming a welcoming ear and source of advice for his coworkers and neighbors’ problemsand helping his new boss save the store from financial ruin. But just when things are looking up for Dok-goMrs. Yeom’s good-for-nothing soneager to sell the storehires a detective to dig into the mysterious man’s past and what he seems to be trying so hard to forget. The Second Chance Convenience Store is a moving and joyful story of a woman fighting for her community and a man who has lost everything except the will to try again.