{"product_id":"the-second-chance-convenience-store","title":"The Second Chance Convenience Store","description":"\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eIn this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eDok-go lives in Seoul Station. He can’t remember his past, and the only thing he knows for certain is that he could really use a drink. When he finds a lost wallet filled with documents, his life is drastically changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eMrs. Yeom, a retired history teacher and current owner of her neighborhood’s corner store, is distraught over the loss of her purse, until she receives a mysterious call from the person who found it. To thank this down-on-his-luck stranger, she offers him a free meal from the convenience store. Seeing the joy the food brings him, Mrs. Yeom impulsively invites him to stop by for lunch every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eIn a twist of fate, Dok-go saves the store from a robber—a brave act that propels Mrs. Yeom to offer the bear-like man a job working the night shift, despite the objections of her wary employees. The store’s new employee quickly wins over the quirky denizens of the neighborhood, becoming a welcoming ear and source of advice for his coworkers and neighbors’ problems, and helping his new boss save the store from financial ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eBut just when things are looking up for Dok-go, Mrs. Yeom's good-for-nothing son, eager to sell the store, hires a detective to dig into the mysterious man’s past and what he seems to be trying so hard to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;\"\u003eThe Second Chance Convenience Store\u003c\/span\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.2; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003eKim Ho-yeon has worked as a novelist, playwright, and comic book writer. He won the 9th Segye Literary Prize (offered by the\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;\"\u003eSegye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIlbo\u003c\/span\u003e newspaper) in 2013, and in 2021, was awarded Yes24 Book of the Year and Millie Audiobook of the Year. He lives in Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44401641488591,"sku":"9780063354777","price":23.93,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_e4a8da0c-348b-475f-9798-eeaae7e4b1f9.jpg?v=1751271145","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-second-chance-convenience-store","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}