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What You Are Looking for is in the Library

byMichiko Aoyama, Alison Watts (Translator)
DISCOVER THE TWO-MILLION-COPY UPLIFTING WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT
A Top Ten Times bestseller

The NEXT read for lovers of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this feel-good story shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a life.

'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail
'A quirky slice of feel-good fiction that you could recommend to anyone' Mail on Sunday
'A tribute to the transformative power of books and libraries' Irish Times
'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times
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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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READERS ADORE THIS BOOK:
'I definitely want to visit this library. I feel kinder after this book' 5***** Reader review
'It made me laugh and cry and feel comforted' 5***** Reader review
'Wonderful. It made me look for connection in my life' 5***** Reader review

BOOKSELLERS ADORE THIS BOOK:
'Perfect for anyone who's obsessed with Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Definitely a must-read' *****
'I can wholeheartedly recommend this!' *****

Times bestseller, August 2023. Cover may vary.

About Michiko Aoyama

Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. She 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.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781804994139
  • Length: 272 pages
  • Dimensions: 197mm x 17mm x 127mm
  • Weight: 201g
  • Price: £9.99
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