The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada
$35.00 Inc GST
THIS BOOK IS A LOVE STORY TO BOOKS.
A love story to climbing all the way down a book’s rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurfacing at its close, ready to breathe a different kind of air.
Nanako Hanada’s life is in crisis. Recently separated from her husband, living in youth hostels and internet cafes, her work is going no better. Book sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, which Nanako manages, are dwindling. Fallen out of love in all aspects of her life, Nanako realises how narrow her life has become, with no friends outside of her colleagues, and no hobbies apart from reading and arranging books.
That’s when Nanako, in a bid to inject some excitement into her life, joins a meet-up site where people meet for 30-minute bursts to find romance, build a network, or just share ideas. She describes herself as a sexy bookseller who will give you a personalised book recommendation. In the year that follows, Nanako meets an eclectic range of strangers, some of whom wanted more than just a book, others she became real friends with.
Written with a subtle but sharp sense of humour, The Bookshop Woman is a heart-warming book about a bookseller’s self-discovery. It offers a glimpse into bookselling in Japan and the quirky side of Tokyo and its people. Books, once again, offer inspiration and serve as channels for human communication.
A heartwarming true story of how one woman in crisis turned her life around by meeting people off a dating website and giving them personalised book recommendations.
About the Author: Nanako Hanada (1979-) is a bookseller in Tokyo. Her first book, The Bookshop Woman, was an unexpected uplifting Japanese bestseller which has sold 60,000 copies and was adapted into a TV drama, the royalties allowed Nanako to open up her own bookshop, Kani Books in Tokyo.
06 Jun 2024
Additional information
Format | Hardback |
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Genre | Memoirs |
Readership Level | General (US: Trade) |
ISBN | 9781914240775 |
Author | Catriona Anderson |
Publication Date | 06 Jun 2024 |
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada ISBN 9781914240775