Convenience Store Woman

<p><b>'A gem of a book. Quirky, deadpan, poignant and quietly profound' Ruth Ozeki</b><br><br><b>The unexpected international bestseller.</b><br><br>Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. <br><br>Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married. <br><br>But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store... <br><br>A cult hit around the world, <i>Convenience Store Woman</i> is both a feminist rallying cry and a must-read oddball comedy.<br><br><b>'Exhilaratingly weird and funny... Unsettling and totally unpredictable - my copy is now heavily underlined' Sally Rooney</b><br><br><b>'Darkly comic' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><b>'[A] short, deadpan gem... A true original' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><b>'What a weird and wonderful and deeply satisfying book this is. Sayaka Murata is an utterly unique and revolutionary voice. I tore through it with great delight' Jami Attenberg</b></p>