What You Are Looking For Is In The Library

What You Are Looking For Is In The Library

by Michiko Aoyama

LKR 3,320.25
In stock
Item SKU:
70216
Author:
Michiko Aoyama
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday
Edition:
1st
ISBN:
9780857529121
EAN13:
9780857529121

Product Description

THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL


The Top Ten Times bestseller

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 librariesIrish Times


An inspirational tale of the love, comfort and growth you can find in the pages of a good book.

_________________

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?

_________________


'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times


For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this feel-good Japanese book shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a life.


SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARD


'I definitely want to visit this library. I feel kinder after this book' 5***** Reader review

'A quirky slice of feel-good fiction that you could recommend to anyone' Mail on Sunday

'Wonderful. It made me look for connection in my life' 5***** Reader review


Times bestseller, August 2023