What You Are Looking for is in the Library
- Author Michiko Aoyama
- Narrator Hanako Footman, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting, Shiro Kawai, Susan Momoko-Hingley
- Publisher Transworld
- Publish Date 10 August 2023
- Run Time 7 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: books and the world of books, Short stories.
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The heartwarming Japanese bestseller for fans of Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman and THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS
'Library. What a nice-sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I'm a student again. Library ... Am I allowed to borrow books?'
'What are you looking for?' asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. She is no ordinary librarian. Naturally, she has read every book on her shelf, but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of anyone who walks through her door. Sensing exactly what they're looking for in life, she provides just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it.
Every borrower in her library is at a different crossroads, from the restless retail assistant - can she ever get out of a dead-end job? - to the juggling new mother who dreams of becoming a magazine editor, and the meticulous accountant who yearns to own an antique store. The surprise book Komachi lends to each will have transformative consequences.
Magical and uplifting, What You Are Looking for is in the Library is about the wondrousness of libraries and the power of books for change. Highlighting all the tiny comforts of being alive, it is a story that no reader will ever forget.
©2023 Michiko Aoyama (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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| Author | Michiko Aoyama |
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| Narrator | Hanako Footman, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting, Shiro Kawai, Susan Momoko-Hingley |
| Duration | 7 hours and 19 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781529908893 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Transworld |
| Genre | Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: books and the world of books, Short stories |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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