{"product_id":"9781804994139","title":"What You Are Looking for is in the Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE GLOBAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Top Ten Times bestseller\n\u003cbr\u003eA Time Magazine Book of the Year\n\u003cbr\u003e'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times\n\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Japan Booksellers' Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail\n\u003cbr\u003e'It made me laugh and cry and feel comforted' 5***** Reader review\n\u003cbr\u003e'A tribute to the transformative power of books and libraries' Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn inspirational tale of the love, comfort and growth you can find in the pages of a good book.\n\u003cbr\u003e_________________\n\u003cbr\u003eWhat are you looking for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe meet five visitors to the library, each at a different crossroads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- The restless retail assistant eager to pick up new skills\n\u003cbr\u003e- The mother faced with a demotion at work after maternity leave\n\u003cbr\u003e- The conscientious accountant who yearns to open an antique store\n\u003cbr\u003e- The gifted young manga artist in search of motivation\n\u003cbr\u003e- The recently retired salaryman on a quest for newfound purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan she help them find what they are looking for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhich book will you recommend?\n\u003cbr\u003e_________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this feel-good Japanese book shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I definitely want to visit this library. I feel kinder after this book' 5***** Reader review\n\u003cbr\u003e'A quirky slice of feel-good fiction that you could recommend to anyone' Mail on Sunday\n\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful. It made me look for connection in my life' 5***** Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTimes bestseller, August 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e_________________\n\u003cbr\u003eNOW GET YOUR COPY OF AOYAMA'S LATEST NOVEL TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH: HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48226879602923,"sku":"EB_LI0710_B13-05_SIMS","price":22.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781804994139-1.jpg?v=1786016286","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781804994139","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}