Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building lies a shop filled with hundreds of second-hand books.

Twenty-five-year-old Takako has never liked reading, although the Morisaki bookshop has been in her family for three generations. It is the pride and joy of her uncle Satoru, who has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife Momoko left him five years earlier.

When Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above the shop. Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the Morisaki bookshop.

As summer fades to autumn, Satoru and Takako discover they have more in common than they first thought. The Morisaki bookshop has something to teach them both about life, love, and the healing power of books.

About the author

Satoshi Yagisawa was born in Chiba, Japan, in 1977. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, his debut novel, was originally published in 2009 and won the Chiyoda Literature Prize

Summary

The moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading.

Foreword

THE BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Cat Who Saved Books, this moving Japanese novel shows us that new beginnings are possible, and is a tribute to human connection, and the joy of reading.

Product details

• Authors: Satoshi Yagisawa
• Publisher: Zaffre Bonnier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2023
• EAN: 9781786583239
• ISBN: 978-1-78658-323-9
• No. of pages: 169
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Family Life, FICTION / Literary, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dating, Fiction in translation, TRAVEL / Asia / Japan, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships