A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

Curl up with this comforting and delicious novel of family, food and belonging from a Korean bestseller . . . A dessert from the Hwawoldang is a ticket to a new life . . . Available for pre-order - a delicious and comforting read for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Midnight Library ´Thought-provoking and uplifting´ Sun ´I adored this book . . rich, emotional and engaging´ ***** Reader Review ´We had K-pop and K-beauty - now it´s time for K-lit!´ Fabulous Magazine ´Amazingly beautiful and just what I needed at this point in my life´ ***** Reader Review ´Heart-warming and full of gratitude and happiness. I loved it. And the Korean pastries all sounded delicious´ ***** Reader Review *** Welcome to Hwawoldang, the pastry shop where every delicious bite comes with satisfaction for both the mouth and the soul . . . When twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa loses her grandmother, the proprietor of Hwawoldang, she honours her final wish: to keep the shop open for one more month, between 10pm and midnight. Yeon-hwa hopes to learn the secrets behind Hwawoldang’s desserts, and the enigmatic woman who made them. But when one of the shop’s most loyal patrons arrives, Yeon-hwa quickly discovers Hwawoldang is no ordinary pastry shop, as its customers are not entirely alive . . . With each new visitor, Yeon-hwa is drawn deep into their memories. The true calling of the pastry shop is to shepherd her customers into the afterlife, but can Yeon-hwa continue her grandmother’s legacy? And will the task bring her closer to the woman she barely knew? Evocative, nourishing and cosy, A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang is an ode to lost souls finding home, in this life and beyond.