The Second Chance Convenience Store: A Novel

《第二次機會便利店》英文版

韓國百萬冊暢銷
流浪者與老闆的重生相遇

小店夜燈下，人心重燃，平凡卻溫暖如初夢。

《第二次機會便利店》是一部關於救贖與希望的小說，描寫一個曾經失去一切的男人，與一位堅守社區價值的女人，在城市一隅共同尋回人與人之間溫柔連結的故事。

一間小小的街角便利店，一位失憶的無家者，一位心懷善意的老婦人——

這是一個關於善良、社區與重新開始的感人故事，令人想起麥特．海格與蓋布麗．澤文筆下的暖心世界。

獨孤（Dok-go）住在首爾車站。他無法想起自己的過去，唯一確定的是──他現在非常想喝一杯。當他撿到一個裝有各種證件的遺失皮夾時，他的人生就此發生巨大變化。

葉女士（Mrs. Yeom）是一位退休歷史老師，也是街區便利店的老闆，對於自己遺失的皮包萬分懊惱，直到她接到一通來自失物拾獲者的神祕電話。為了感謝這位時運不濟的陌生人，她請他到便利店免費用餐。看到這份食物為他帶來的喜悅，葉女士一時衝動地邀請他每天中午都來吃午餐。

命運弄人，獨孤在一次搶劫事件中挺身而出，保護了便利店──這個英勇行為讓葉女士決定雇用這位像熊一般的男人擔任夜班員工，儘管店內其他員工對此有所保留。這位新來的員工迅速贏得社區中一群性格古怪居民的喜愛，成為傾聽者與建議的來源，協助同事與鄰居處理生活中的問題，也幫助老闆化解商店的財務危機。

但就在獨孤的生活似乎逐漸轉好時，葉女士那個一心想出售商店的無用兒子，竟雇用了一位私家偵探，試圖調查這名神秘男子的過去，以及他似乎極力想要遺忘的事。

《第二次機會便利店》是一則感人又充滿希望的故事，講述一位為社區奮戰的女性，以及一位失去一切、僅存重來意志的男人。

In 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.

Dok-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.

Mrs. 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.

In a twist of fate, Dok-go saves the store from a robber—a brave act that propels Mrs. Yeom to offers 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. But 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.

The Second Chance Convenience Store 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.