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The Wizard’s Bakery

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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 mysterious blue-haired shop assistant, are sweets and pastries with immense powers: madeleines to fix broken hearts, almond bars to unearth memories buried deep within, and cinnamon cookies for your worst enemies. But each of these items comes with a warning. Follow along with our protagonist as he learns about the responsibility that comes with working at this bakery – and most of all, how much people need a little bit magic in their lives.

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Description

The award-winning, shocking Korean bestseller, a unique tale where magic comes at a price.

‘A story of choice and consequence. Unique and unorthodox’ ? ? ? ? ?
‘I didn’t want to stop reading, I still don’t want the story to be over’ ? ? ? ? ?

‘Don’t we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?’

Open twenty-four hours a day in a quiet Seoul neighbourhood, The Wizard’s Bakery seems like any other where you can buy bread, cakes, and pastries, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter.

For a desperate runaway teen, it’s a refuge from a fractured home – until he discovers the pastries hold magic: madeleines to fix broken hearts, almond bars to unearth memories buried deep within and cinnamon cookies for your worst enemies.

But each of these items come with a warning: the power contained in the treats inevitably alters the order of the world and can produce dramatic consequences for those who consume them, consequences that need to be weighed carefully.

Under the stern eye of the bakery’s gruff wizard and his mysterious blue-haired assistant, the boy learns about the responsibility that comes with working in a bakery where every bite comes with a price.

READERS ARE COMPLETELY BEWITCHED BY THIS MAGICAL TALE:
‘A very profound story with a lot to take away’ ? ? ? ? ?
‘Absolutely charming and unexpectedly poignant’ ? ? ? ? ?
‘Magic has never been so tempting’ ? ? ? ? ?

Additional information

Weight 0.18 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 2 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

895.735 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K