The next buzzy Korean healing fiction read - for fans of THE RAINFALL MARKET, MARIGOLD MIND LAUNDRY and DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE 'Don't we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?' Open twenty-four hours a day, at first glance The Wizard's Bakery seems like any ordinary bakery where you can buy bread, cakes, and cookies, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter. At first glance, that is. Because when the young boy who is our protagonist chooses it as a refuge to escape a difficult family situation, the reality he finds is quite different. Baked with the help of a...

'An important literary piece of feminist activism' 'Taps into the everyday minutiae of motherhood, baring to all the unspoken labours that women take on both inside and out of parenthood' 'Really made me reflect on what it actually means to be a part of a community' 'Given recent news stories this feels like an incredibly relevant read' ------------------------------------- From the award-winning Korean author Gu Byeong-mo and International Booker-nominated translator Chi-Young Kim, comes a thought-provoking story of community and the cultural expectations of motherhood. What are you...