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A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

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A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

By: Lee Onhwa, Slin Jung - translator
Narrated by: Sofia Jin
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A dessert from the Hwawoldang is a ticket to a new life . . .


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.


© Lee Onhwa 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Literary Fiction Magical Realism World Literature

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