Collection: The Second Chance Convenience Store

The Second Chance Convenience Store (Unconvenient Convenience Store) by Kim Ho-yeon is a warm, slice-of-life "healing" novel.

When Mrs. Yeom, a retired teacher, loses her wallet, a homeless man named Dok-go returns it to her. Grateful, she offers him the night-shift job at her small, struggling Seoul convenience store. Suffering from amnesia and alcoholism, Dok-go initially seems out of place, but his gentle demeanor and quiet listening ear turn the store into a sanctuary. By serving hot ramen, corn tea, and simple wisdom, he helps burnt-out regulars heal their personal struggles while slowly unraveling his own forgotten past.