More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

 By: Satoshi Yagisawa  

Location: FIC YAG- with our Japanese Fiction collection on the front desk

Genre: Realistic Fiction

My discovery this year is the love of Japanese translated Fiction- it paints the picture of humanity and relationships so well in picture frame bites- and they are so thought provoking. The idea of a meal taking you back to a deep memory, or photos capturing a moment that you can revisit, or the challenge of choosing something to give up for one more day of life. Then there is the librarian who just KNOWS!!! They are so good! So we are collecting them to share with you- enjoy!

In this charming and emotionally resonant sequel to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant portrait of life, family, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.

Set in the beloved Japanese bookshop in the Jimbocho neighbourhood of Toyko, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru and the people in their lives. A new cast of regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-coloured sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author's personal seal.

As time passes, Satoru, with Takako's help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family's roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighbourhood, and a whole culture.