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The Wizard's Bakery: A magical coming-of-age story like no other - for fans of Korean translated fiction

Gu Byeong-mo

Jamie Chang

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' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

  • Classification : SFF (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
  • Pub Date : JUN 5, 2025
  • Imprint : Wildfire
  • Page Extent : 256
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781035428045
  • Price : INR 499
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Gu Byeong-mo

Gu Byeong-mo (born 1976) is a South Korean writer. She made her literary debut in 2009 when her novel Wizard Bakery won the 2nd Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction. Her 2015 short story collection I Hope It's Not Just Me received the Today's Writer Award and Hwang Sun-won New Writers' Award. She penned the novels The Pygmalion Children Gills and Come to Bangju as well as the short story collection I Didn't Mean to But.

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Jamie Chang

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