{"product_id":"the-second-chance-convenience-store","title":"Ho-Yeon Kim: The Second Chance Convenience Store [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Holding on to the belief that life had meaning and must go on, I, too, would carry on.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeoul 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 course of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Mrs. Yeom, a retired teacher turned convenience-store owner, who, upon discovering Dokgo's act of kindness in returning her purse, offers him a meal as a token of her gratitude. Their chance encounter blossoms into an unexpected alliance when the man's bravery saves the store from ruin, earning him not just a job but a place in the heart of the neighbourhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut just when things are looking up for Dokgo, Mrs. Yeom's troubled son, eager to sell the store, hires a detective to dig into the mysterious man's past and unearth what he seems to be trying so hard to forget . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Chance Convenience Store\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' -\u003ci\u003eThe Korea Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim, Ho-Yeon \u0026 Hong, Janet","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50945039466835,"sku":"9781035032891","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53428490305875,"sku":"XV81035032891","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/kim-ho-yeon-hong-janet-ho-yeon-kim-the-second-chance-convenience-store-2025-paperback-9781035032891-1161530887.jpg?v=1775658669","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-second-chance-convenience-store","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}