The Marble Café series

For readers who believe the smallest moments can change everything

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER

Volume 1 in the Marble Café series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY

Readers adore HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY:
‘Slipped into my heart and warmed me, just like a cup of cocoa’ *****
‘Reminds you that everyone is living their own daily joy and pain. Heartwarming’ *****
‘This made me realise how we magically influence each other’s lives without realising it’ *****
‘I felt restored reading this’ *****
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Across a bridge, beneath the cherry blossom, sits the Marble Café.

Here, a woman writes in her notebook while a young waiter prepares her regular hot chocolate. Around them, customers come and go, each carrying a story of their own.

A walk along the river. Cooking the perfect tamagoyaki. Ordering a hot chocolate. Forgetting to remove your nail polish. The smallest, most ordinary acts can lead to unexpected encounters – and change a life without us ever knowing it.

Told through twelve beautifully interconnected stories, HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY follows the customers and staff whose lives cross at the Marble Café, gradually revealing the invisible threads that connect them.

Tender, surprising and full of Michiko Aoyama’s unique insight into everyday life, this is a novel about the extraordinary connections hidden inside the ordinary – and the countless ways we change one another without even realising it.
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Discover more from Michiko Aoyama
Continue the Marble Café series with MATCHA ON MONDAY, or discover the bestselling WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY and THE HEALING HIPPO OF HINODE PARK.

Sometimes a fresh start begins with a familiar face ...

By the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY - one of Japan's most beloved contemporary novelists, with more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. Return to the Marble Café in this uplifting novel of intersecting lives. Volume 2 in the Marble Café series.
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Hidden among the cherry trees in a quiet corner of Tokyo, the Marble Café is a place of warmth, connection and second chances.

And Mondays are special.

Each week, the café's enigmatic owner hosts a matcha tasting, inviting guests to slow down, savour a carefully prepared bowl of tea and discover that sometimes a small change in perspective can change everything.

Across twelve interconnected stories spanning the seasons, we meet people at turning points in their lives as each discovers unexpected connection, hope and the courage to begin again.

Watching over them all is a mysterious white cat, whose gentle observations remind us that even the smallest encounters can transform a life.

How will their lives connect?

MATCHA ON MONDAY is a celebration of friendship, community and the everyday moments that can lead us somewhere new.
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Readers around the world have fallen in love with MATCHA ON MONDAY:

'These words resonate in my heart' *****

'I felt the depth of each relationship and burst into tears several times' *****

'A miraculous story that shows the importance of seeing life from a different perspective' *****

'The perfect companion to HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY' *****