A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

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By buying sweets from the Hwawoldang, you get yourself a ticket to a new life . . .

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Welcome to the Hwawoldang, a traditional sweetshop where every bite comes with satisfaction for both the mouth and the soul . . .

When twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa loses her grandmother, enigmatic and distant proprietor of the Hwawoldang, she decides to respect her wishes by keeping the store going for at least another month, between the hours of 10pm and midnight. She has never learnt to make the traditional desserts herself, and hopes to learn more about her grandmother in the process.

On her very first day at work, she is soon interrupted by one of her grandmother’s most regular visitors, who hints that Hwawoldang is no ordinary pastry shop, and its customers not entirely alive…

With each new face that arrives at the store, Yeon-hwa is taken into their memories – but will this bring her the closure she craves, and continue her grandmother’s legacy of aiding those left in the land of the living?

Evocative, nourishing and cosy, A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang shows that even the most lost souls will find a place to call home.

A dessert from the Hwawoldang is a ticket to a new life . . . Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold'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! Thought provoking and uplifting' 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.

• | Author: Lee Onhwa, Slin Jung
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Nov 13, 2025
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780241776858
• | ISBN-10: 0241776856