The Nakano Thrift Shop Paperback / softback
by Hiromi (Y) Kawakami
Paperback / softback
Description
From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers.
Among the jumble of paperweights, plates, typewriters and general bric-a-brac in Mr Nakano's thrift store, there are treasures to be found.
Each piece carries its own story of love and loss - or so it seems to Hitomi, when she takes a job there. And her fellow employees are just as curious as the items they sell.
There's the store's owner, Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies' man with several ex-wives; Sakiko, his sensuous, unreadable lover; his sister, Masayo, an artist whose free-spirited creations mask hidden sorrows. And finally there's Hitomi's fellow employee, Takeo, whose abrupt and taciturn manner Hitomi finds, to her consternation, increasingly disarming.
A beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, The Nakano Thrift Shop is a heart-warming and utterly charming novel from one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary novelists. 'A charming read' Good Housekeeping'One for the holiday suitcase' Vogue
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:01/06/2017
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- ISBN:9781846276026
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Information
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:01/06/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781846276026