The beloved Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, family, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book.
When twenty-five-year-old Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop.
Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. It is Satoru's pride and joy, and he has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife left him five years earlier.
Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop.
And 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 ofbooks.
Quirky, beautifully written, and movingly profound, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop will appeal to readers of Before The Coffee Gets Cold, The Cat Who Saved Books, and anyone who has had to recover from a broken heart.
PRAISE FOR DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP
'A perfect blanket to warm every book lover's heart' 5_____ Reader review
'I love Japanese literature, and this is one of the best' 5_____ Reader review
'A love letter to book lovers and readers everywhere' 5_____ Reader review
THE CHARMING SEQUEL TO THE ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER, MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP IS OUT NOW
When twenty-five-year-old Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop.
Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. It is Satoru's pride and joy, and he has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife left him five years earlier.
Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop.
And 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 ofbooks.
Quirky, beautifully written, and movingly profound, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop will appeal to readers of Before The Coffee Gets Cold, The Cat Who Saved Books, and anyone who has had to recover from a broken heart.
PRAISE FOR DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP
'A perfect blanket to warm every book lover's heart' 5_____ Reader review
'I love Japanese literature, and this is one of the best' 5_____ Reader review
'A love letter to book lovers and readers everywhere' 5_____ Reader review
THE CHARMING SEQUEL TO THE ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER, MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP IS OUT NOW
"Ozawa's translation gracefully captures the author's whimsical and tender voice. Yagisawa has the right touch for lifting a reader's mood." - Publishers Weekly
"The unadorned simplicity of Takako's voice is anything but subtle, but it's somehow winning in its guilelessness . . . . Days at the Morisaki Bookshop draws a strong connection between the empathy unleashed by great literature and Takako's growing sense of self-confidence and well-being." - NPR
"The book's vibe makes it pleasant company for an afternoon in the park with a snack." - Los Angeles Times
"Yagisawa's prose is clean and direct even as he describes the Morisaki Bookshop and the city that surrounds it with extraordinary care and detail. The characters are also compelling, but it is really the setting and the atmosphere that stand out in this novel. Readers will want to linger in this world. They will want more when this concise tale ends." - Booklist
"Ozawa's translation preserves the drollness and buoyancy of Takako's first-person narrative of small pleasures and mysteries. A familiar romance about books and bookstores, told with heart and humor." - Kirkus Reviews
"A slender book, but one rich in experience, exactly like the tiny, crammed Morisaki bookshop itself." - New York Journal of Books
"Steeped in the ambience of a used bookstore as it is in the culture of reading." - Yahoo News
"Thought-provoking, sincere, and honest." - The Uncorked Librarian
"The unadorned simplicity of Takako's voice is anything but subtle, but it's somehow winning in its guilelessness . . . . Days at the Morisaki Bookshop draws a strong connection between the empathy unleashed by great literature and Takako's growing sense of self-confidence and well-being." - NPR
"The book's vibe makes it pleasant company for an afternoon in the park with a snack." - Los Angeles Times
"Yagisawa's prose is clean and direct even as he describes the Morisaki Bookshop and the city that surrounds it with extraordinary care and detail. The characters are also compelling, but it is really the setting and the atmosphere that stand out in this novel. Readers will want to linger in this world. They will want more when this concise tale ends." - Booklist
"Ozawa's translation preserves the drollness and buoyancy of Takako's first-person narrative of small pleasures and mysteries. A familiar romance about books and bookstores, told with heart and humor." - Kirkus Reviews
"A slender book, but one rich in experience, exactly like the tiny, crammed Morisaki bookshop itself." - New York Journal of Books
"Steeped in the ambience of a used bookstore as it is in the culture of reading." - Yahoo News
"Thought-provoking, sincere, and honest." - The Uncorked Librarian