Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781804994139
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK


Description:
The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times



THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING INTERNATIONAL NOVEL




The Top Ten Times bestseller


A Time Magazine Book of the Year


'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times



'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.


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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-




- The restless retail assistant eager to pick up new skills


- The mother faced with a demotion at work after maternity leave


- The conscientious accountant who yearns to open an antique store


- The gifted young manga artist in search of motivation


- The recently retired salaryman on a quest for newfound purpose



Can she help them find what they are looking for?




Which book will you recommend?


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