A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

di Lee Onhwa (Autore)

Penguin, 2025

*Available to pre-order now* A dessert from the Hwawoldang is a ticket to a new life . . . 'I adored this book . . rich, emotional and engaging' ***** Reader Review 'Amazingly beautiful and just what I needed at this point in my life' ***** 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.

• Autore: Lee Onhwa
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Penguin
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Other
• EAN: 9781405981316

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