The Bookshop Woman The SmashHit Japanese Bestseller

<p><b>THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY, A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS</b><br><br><br>Nanako Hanada''s life has not just flatlined, it''s hit rock bottom... Recently separated from her husband, she is living between 4-hour capsule hostels, pokey internet cafes and bookshop floors. Her work is going no better - sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, which Nanako manages, are dwindling. As Nanako''s life falls apart, reading books is the only thing keeping her alive.<br><br>That''s until Nanako joins an online meet-up site which offers 30 minutes with someone you''ll never see again. Describing herself as a sexy bookseller she offers strangers ''the book that will change their life'' in exchange for a meeting. In the year that follows, Nanako meets hundreds of people, some of whom want more than just a book...<br><br>Acerbic and self-knowing, <b><i>The Bookshop Woman</i></b> is a soul-soothing story of a bookseller''s self-discovery and an ode to the joy of reading. Offe