NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets and then
embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop in this
dreamlike fantasy novel. FEATURES A UNIQUE ORIGAMI JACKET that folds into a boat joining
the characters in an enchanting way. The jacket artwork is also printed directly onto the
hardcover case underneath. “Race through a lush world of pure wonder and romance—kites made
of wishes that become stars origami that holds time in its folds and a night market in the
clouds—in this lovely cozy fantasy reminiscent of Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea .”—
Booklist (starred review) A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR On a backstreet in Tokyo
lies a pawnshop but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only
the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest
regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it
ransacked the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen and her father missing. And then into
the shop stumbles a charming stranger quite unlike its other customers for he offers help
instead of seeking it. Together they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s
father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles rides on paper cranes the bridge between
midnight and morning and a night market in the clouds. But as they get closer to the truth
Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to
take back. “Highly recommended . . . Readers who have been swept up in the cozy charm of
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and The Dallergut Dream Department Store by
Miye Lee will fall hard for the mix of magical realism fantasy mystery and star-crossed
romance.”— Library Journal (starred review)
