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

In a quiet neighborhood in Seoul, there is a bakery that never closes.

At first glance, The Wizard's Bakery looks completely ordinary. It sells bread, cakes, and pastries, and behind the counter sits a rather grumpy man.

But for a teenage boy desperately trying to escape his troubled home life, the bakery becomes a refuge.

There, he discovers that this isn't an ordinary bakery at all.

The pastries are magical.

Some can heal emotional wounds. Others can restore forgotten memories. Some can even be used against people you hate.

Among the bakery's extraordinary creations are:

• Madeleines that can mend broken hearts
• Almond bars that can uncover buried memories
• Cinnamon cookies that can be used against your enemies

But there is a catch.

Magic always comes with a price.

Every magical pastry has consequences, and changing one person's circumstances can disturb the natural order of things. What seems like a simple solution can create consequences far beyond what the person who eats it expected.