Product Description
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Author: Michiko Aoyama
Format: Paperback
Christmas Limited Illustrated Hardback
The Global Bestseller
The Top Ten Times bestseller
A Time Magazine Book of the Year
'An undeniable page-turner' — New York Times
Shortlisted for the Japan Booksellers' Award
'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' — Daily Mail
'It made me laugh and cry and feel comforted' 5***** Reader review
'A tribute to the transformative power of books and libraries' — Irish Times
An inspirational tale of the love, comfort and growth you can find in the pages of a good book.
What are you looking for?
So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian.
Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.
We meet five visitors to the library, each at a different crossroads:
Can she help them find what they are looking for?
Which book will you recommend?
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this feel-good Japanese book shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a life.
'I definitely want to visit this library. I feel kinder after this book' 5***** Reader review
'A quirky slice of feel-good fiction that you could recommend to anyone' — Mail on Sunday
'Wonderful. It made me look for connection in my life' 5***** Reader review
Times bestseller, August 2023
Now Get Your Copy of Aoyama's Latest Novel Translated Into English: Hot Chocolate on Thursday
Features:
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The restless retail assistant eager to pick up new skills
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The mother faced with a demotion at work after maternity leave
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The conscientious accountant who yearns to open an antique store
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The gifted young manga artist in search of motivation
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The recently retired salaryman on a quest for newfound purpose
About the Author
Michiko Aoyama is the author of the multi-million-copy bestselling What You Are Looking For is in the Library, translated by Alison Watts, which was a Time Book of the Year, a Times bestseller and a New York Times Book of the Month. Matcha on Monday is a companion read to the author’s debut, Hot Chocolate on Thursday. Both are set in and around the fictitious Marble Cafe, a tiny community café in Tokyo. Another book available in English by Aoyama and translated by Takami Nieda is the international bestseller The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park. Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.
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