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Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store
Dive into the world of the dream production industry in this feel-good Korean #1 bestseller
Series: Dallergut Dream Department Store
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'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun 'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting adventure Heat Magazine || THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun
'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail
Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting adventure Heat Magazine
|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ||
It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of DallerGut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing . . . She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream production companies are located and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced.
But the Company District is not quite what she expected, it hides the darker underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of.
Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. She also learns about the regular customers who have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she begins to expand her horizons, transforming from just selling dreams to understanding what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars.
Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store delves deeper into the dream industry and its customers. Why do some of them buy a dream and never return? Will Penny and her colleagues be able to bring their regulars back?
Readers are OBSESSED with this dreamy duology: 'I was delighted to discover how Penny had developed' 'Deliciously, quirkily, bonkers... And brilliant!' 'Just as charming and joyful as the first' 'The concept, lore & worldbuilding are so unique and well-realised'Series: Dallergut Dream Department Store
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Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store
THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of DallerGut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing... She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where...PaperbackSold Out -
Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store
'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun 'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting adventure Heat Magazine || THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of...PaperbackSold Out -
DallerGut Dream Department Store
|| THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious, there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specialises in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of...PaperbackSold Out -
DallerGut Dream Department Store
|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || 'These days I'm reading a book called DallerGut Dream Department Store and when they talk about the dream department store I can see it in my head. I imagine I'm shopping there as I read.' WONWOO, member of the K-Pop group Seventeen 'The writer of this novel must...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035412808
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Contributors:
- Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 225g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Miye Lee was born in Busan in 1990. After graduating from the Busan National University School of Materials Science and Engineering, she worked as a semiconductor engineer at Samsung Electronics. Her debut novel DallerGut Dream Department Store was published in Korea in 2020, and entirely funded through enthusiastic fan response on a popular crowdfunding service. The duology has since become a global bestseller and has been published in over 18 languages. Her latest work is a novella titled Break Room.
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Break Room
WHO IS THE BIGGEST VILLAIN IN YOUR OFFICE? A gripping and incisive psychological drama from the internationally bestselling author of DallerGut Dream Department Store. Eight people receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a new reality show called Break Room. Immediately, things take a nasty turn when they learn how they were chosen - they were voted in by their...PaperbackSold Out -
Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store
THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of DallerGut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing... She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where...PaperbackSold Out -
DallerGut Dream Department Store
|| THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious, there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specialises in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of...PaperbackSold Out -
Break Room
WHO IS THE BIGGEST VILLAIN IN YOUR OFFICE? A gripping and incisive psychological drama from the internationally bestselling author of DallerGut Dream Department Store. Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a mysterious new reality show called Break Room. But what starts as an opportunity for fame is quickly revealed to be something far more unsettling when they...PaperbackSold Out -
DallerGut Dream Department Store
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