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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama, Alison Watts
RM37.00 MYR
What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

Gentle serendipity for seekers of life’s next chapter

This feels like the kind of book people press into a friend’s hands when they need comfort without heaviness. Its charm is in the quiet idea that the right book, found at the right moment, can gently reroute a life. If you like hopeful, reflective stories with a cozy emotional pull, this could be a lovely read.

  • 本屋大賞 Nominee (2021)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Just Arrived

What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama, Alison Watts
RM37.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9781804994139
Authors: Michiko Aoyama, Alison Watts
Publisher: Random House UK
Date of Publication: 2024-06-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 134517 readers)

Description

An inspirational tale of the love, comfort and growth you can find in the pages of a good book. What are you looking for? 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? Awaiting your visit is a special library where every patron encounters the perfect book… Called one of 2023’s 10 best feel-good books by the Washington Post, this international sensation and “undeniable page-turner” (The New York Times Book Review) is “a celebration of community, connection, and the transformative power of libraries” (Booklist).
 

Gentle serendipity for seekers of life’s next chapter

This feels like the kind of book people press into a friend’s hands when they need comfort without heaviness. Its charm is in the quiet idea that the right book, found at the right moment, can gently reroute a life. If you like hopeful, reflective stories with a cozy emotional pull, this could be a lovely read.

  • 本屋大賞 Nominee (2021)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.