What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Author: Michiko Aoyama, Alison Watts
ISBN: 978-0857529121
Price: Rs. 629.10 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
About This BookTHE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVELThe Top Ten Times bestsellerA 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 TimesAn 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 purposeCan she help them find what they are looking for?Which book will you recommend?_________________'An undeniable page-turner' New York TimesFor 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 reviewTimes bestseller, August 2023 Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Michiko AoyamaPublisher: Doubleday (10 August 2023); DoubledayFormat: Hardcover – 10 August 2023Language: EnglishPages: 256ISBN: 978-0857529121Dimensions: 13.4 x 2.8 x 20 cmWeight: 320 g
Browse this title within our Fiction & Bestsellers collection. Edition details: Hardcover – 10 August 2023, English, 256 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0857529121.
About the Author
Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. What You are Looking for is in the Library was shortlisted for the Japan Booksellers' Award, was a Time Book of the Year and a New York Times Book of the Month. It has sold two million copies and is being published in over thirty territories. Her new healing fiction title Recovery Hippo will be published internationally. Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Hardcover – 10 August 2023
- ISBN Reference
- 978-0857529121
- Publisher
- Doubleday
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What is this book about?
About This BookTHE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVELThe Top Ten Times bestsellerA 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...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Fiction & Bestsellers and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Michiko Aoyama, Alison Watts.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll fall into this gentle, life-affirming story that feels like a warm conversation at just the right moment. Through five ordinary people quietly searching for more, this novel reminds you how books can guide, heal and nudge you toward courage. It’s tender without being preachy, emotional without heaviness, and deeply comforting if you’re at a crossroads yourself. Perfect when you want hope, meaning, and the simple joy of being understood.
- Published by Doubleday.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 256.
Catalog Description
About This BookTHE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVELThe Top Ten Times bestsellerA 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 TimesAn 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...
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