Days at the Torunka Cafe

<p><b>Curl up with a hot drink and blanket this Christmas with <i>Days at the Torunka Cafe</i>, the cosy, life-affirming, beloved Japanese novel - from the author of international bestseller <i>Days at the Morisaki Bookshop</i>.</b><br><b>Praise for Satoshi Yagisawa - an author <u>beloved</u> by readers . . .<br></b>'It gently healed my soul'<br>'Simply beautiful'<br>'A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover's heart'<br>'A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book'<br><br>______________<br><br><b>From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.</b><br><br>Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the café owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls in love for the first time.<br><br>While the Torunka Café serves up a perfect cup of coffee, it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting. Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in our lives where we feel lost - and how we find our way again.</p>