A tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. 'Enchanting, moving and funny in equal measure, this compelling love story is expertly crafted against a backdrop of modern Japanese culture' Stylist Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone...
From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this otherworldly collection of eight stories, each a masterpiece of transformation, infused with humor, sex, and the universal search for love and beauty-in a world where the laws of time and...
From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo , a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythicalâ"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf,...
"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" ( Booklist , starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo .
"Wonderfully entertaining stories with an electricity enlivening the narrative of an astonishingly broad set of male-female encounters." Eric Boss, MPIBA
Tsukiko, thirtyâeight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" ("Teacher")....
"Love is often found in unlikely places, but could there be anywhere less likely than the Nakano Thrift Shop? Inside is a jumble of bric-a-brac presided over by enigmatic ladies' man Mr Nakano, and frequented by a host of curious customers - all...
The objects for sale at the Nakano Thrift Shop appear as commonplace as the staff and customers who handle them. But like those staff and customers, they hold many secrets. If examined carefully, they show the signs of innumerable extravagances, of immeas...