Description
This Is A Gentle Japanese Novel About A Young Woman Who Loses Her Bearings And Rebuilds Her Life Above A Second-Hand Bookshop In Tokyo. It Is Written For Readers Who Love Quiet, Restorative Fiction And Stories About Books Themselves. The Tone Is Calm, Warm, And Quietly Moving, With A Short Length That Makes It Easy To Finish In A Sitting Or Two.
When Takako’s Relationship Collapses, Her Eccentric Uncle Satoru Offers Her The Tiny Room Above The Morisaki Bookshop In Jimbocho. What Begins As A Temporary Retreat Turns Into A Slow Reawakening – She Discovers Japanese Literature, Finds A Regular Coffee Shop, Makes Friends, And Learns That Her Uncle Is Carrying His Own Unhealed Loss. Satoshi Yagisawa Writes Without Drama Or Contrivance, Trusting Small Moments To Do The Work. The Book Was Shortlisted For The British Book Award For Debut Book Of The Year And Has Sequels For Readers Who Want More.
- An International Bestseller And A Cornerstone Of The Japanese Healing-Fiction Trend
- Short, Calm, And Highly Readable – Around 160 Pages
- Perfect For Readers Of Before The Coffee Gets Cold And The Cat Who Saved Books
- A Natural Companion To The Sequel, More Days At The Morisaki Bookshop
- Strong Gifting Title For Book Lovers And Bookshop Regulars
Readers Come Away Steadier Than They Started. It Is A Book About How Reading Repairs People Slowly, And It Tends To Become A Title Customers Recommend To Friends Unprompted.
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