The vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop
This novel centers on a seasonal bookshop that appears during the cherry blossom period and serves as a place of reflection for visitors experiencing regret or emotional distress. The shop's proprietor and her companion assist patrons in engaging with books that connect past experiences to present c...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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London, UK :
HarperCollins Publishers,
2025.
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| Summary: | This novel centers on a seasonal bookshop that appears during the cherry blossom period and serves as a place of reflection for visitors experiencing regret or emotional distress. The shop's proprietor and her companion assist patrons in engaging with books that connect past experiences to present circumstances. Through these encounters, visitors confront personal memories and work toward acceptance and emotional resolution. The narrative is structured across multiple seasons and explores themes of healing, memory, and the transformative role of literature. |
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| Item Description: | Includes questions for discussion. |
| Physical Description: | 207 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780008736897 0008736898 |
| Author Notes: | Born in Sapporo in 1966, Takuya Asakura graduated from the University of Tokyo. He won the first 'This Mystery is Amazing!' Grand Prize in 2002 for Yokkakan no Kiseki (The Miracle of Four Days), which was subsequently made into a film and sold over 1.3 million copies. Takuya is also a translator and translated Matt Haig's The Midnight Library from English into Japanese. |
